Ecumenism for the Sake of the World 34
"Today's challenges are no longer defined by local or national borders. They are glocal, both global and local. Borders are no longer what they used to be. That should not scare us. Because at the center of Christianity, there is a God crossing the most dramatic border of all: the one betw...
Subtitles: | Theological Roundtable Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses: Ecumenical Prospects on Its Quincentennial |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2017]
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Horizons
Year: 2017, Volume: 44, Issue: 2, Pages: 414-419 |
IxTheo Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDB Roman Catholic Church KDD Protestant Church KDJ Ecumenism |
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Summary: | "Today's challenges are no longer defined by local or national borders. They are glocal, both global and local. Borders are no longer what they used to be. That should not scare us. Because at the center of Christianity, there is a God crossing the most dramatic border of all: the one between divine and human. Transgression of borders always entails 'Berührungsangst,' the anxiety of touching and being touched by what is different, strange, other. As people of faith, we can live with these anxieties, remaining centered in the Gospel of the incarnated Christ and open, very much open, to the world. And so, united in prayer for God's creation and the church of Jesus Christ, we say with confidence: Veni Creator Spiritus, Come Creator Spirit." |
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ISSN: | 2050-8557 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Horizons
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/hor.2017.119 |