Normal ecumenism: Ecumenism for the long haul
Ecumenical change is best understood as punctuated change, in analogy to change in scientific traditions and in evolution. The ecumenical movement represents a moment of punctuated or revolutionary change in church relations. We are now at the point of the emergence of a new normal, post-revolutiona...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2019]
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Pro ecclesia
Year: 2019, Volume: 28, Issue: 1, Pages: 60-77 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ecumene
/ Change
/ Catholicism
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| IxTheo Classification: | KDB Roman Catholic Church KDJ Ecumenism |
| Further subjects: | B
Ecumenism
B punctuated change B Catholicism |
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| Summary: | Ecumenical change is best understood as punctuated change, in analogy to change in scientific traditions and in evolution. The ecumenical movement represents a moment of punctuated or revolutionary change in church relations. We are now at the point of the emergence of a new normal, post-revolutionary situation in which further breakthroughs are not to be expected and should not be forced. The challenge will be to preserve our ecumenical commitments in such a new normal. For Catholics especially, ecumenical commitment derives from fundamental theological commitments and cannot be abandoned. |
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| ISSN: | 2631-8334 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Pro ecclesia
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/1063851219829930 |