Living in communion: visible unity and the Porvoo Common Statement

Living in communion is no mere organizational measure; it means sharing in a common life that is anchored in love, solidarity and mutual accountability. In the classic vision of the ecumenical movement, this is expressed through the goal of a visible and structured unity. The Porvoo Common Statement...

全面介绍

Saved in:  
书目详细资料
主要作者: Tjørhom, Ola 1953- (Author)
格式: 电子 文件
语言:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
载入...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
出版: Sage 2021
In: Theology
Year: 2021, 卷: 124, 发布: 5, Pages: 332-340
IxTheo Classification:KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia
KBF British Isles
KDD Protestant Church
KDE Anglican Church
KDJ Ecumenism
NBN Ecclesiology
Further subjects:B Porvoo communion
B Anglican–Lutheran fellowship
B ‘reconciled denominationalism’
B visible unity
B Communion
B Ecumenism
B Porvoo Common Statement
在线阅读: Volltext (kostenfrei)
实物特征
总结:Living in communion is no mere organizational measure; it means sharing in a common life that is anchored in love, solidarity and mutual accountability. In the classic vision of the ecumenical movement, this is expressed through the goal of a visible and structured unity. The Porvoo Common Statement, in providing the basis for fellowship between Anglican and Lutheran Churches in Europe, is comparable to this goal. However, on the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the signing of the text, it should be asked if today’s Porvoo communion lives up to the aspirations in the Porvoo statement.
ISSN:2044-2696
Contains:Enthalten in: Theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0040571X211043171