Doubt and Hope: Reflections on the Theme of the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches in the Context of Orthodox Participation
The article examines the theme of the forthcoming assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in the context of previous assemblies – in particular, of Orthodox participation in them. More specifically, it examines the question of why the word “church” is absent in the themes of the assemblies o...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2021
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The ecumenical review
Year: 2021, Volume: 73, Issue: 3, Pages: 417-436 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CH Christianity and Society KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDF Orthodox Church KDJ Ecumenism NBC Doctrine of God NBN Ecclesiology |
| Further subjects: | B
Holy Spirit
B Church B World Council of Churches B Christian B World B God |
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| Summary: | The article examines the theme of the forthcoming assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in the context of previous assemblies – in particular, of Orthodox participation in them. More specifically, it examines the question of why the word “church” is absent in the themes of the assemblies of the WCC and how this is related to the problem of Christian unity. The article shows that due to the impossibility of offering a unanimous witness to belonging to one visible church, the WCC emphasizes that divided Christians are united in Christ. The article considers the question of how the ecumenical theology of “the world,” as reflected in assembly themes and its relationship to Christian unity, has changed during the history of the WCC, and Orthodox perspectives on the relationship between the church and the world. Finally, it refers to the challenges associated with an emphasis on the theme of “ecumenism of love.” |
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| ISSN: | 1758-6623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The ecumenical review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/erev.12626 |