Eucharist and Receptive Ecumenism

Eucharist and Receptive Ecumenism PDF Author: Kimberly Hope Belcher
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108839568
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 255

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This book bridges Catholic and Protestant theologies of the eucharist using ritual practice and the act of giving thanks.

Eucharist and Receptive Ecumenism

Eucharist and Receptive Ecumenism PDF Author: Kimberly Hope Belcher
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108839568
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 255

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Book Description
This book bridges Catholic and Protestant theologies of the eucharist using ritual practice and the act of giving thanks.

Rediscovering the Eucharist

Rediscovering the Eucharist PDF Author: Roch A. Kereszty
Publisher: Paulist Press
ISBN: 9780809141449
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 286

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Essays from an ecumenical conference that promote a further convergence in our understanding of the Eucharist.

Sacrificing the Church

Sacrificing the Church PDF Author: Eugene R. Schlesinger
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1978700016
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 211

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In a context of scandal and decline, the Christian church cannot afford to do business as usual. It must regain its bearings and clarify its nature and purpose. Sacrificing the Church provides this clarity by returning to the church’s foundation: Jesus Christ and him crucified. It presents an ecclesiological vision in which every aspect of the church’s life flows from and expresses the one sacrifice of Christ. This sacrifice is the basis of every ecclesial experience, the form and content of the church’s life, a life which shares in the eternal Trinitarian life of God. By and as Christ’s sacrifice we are introduced into the divine life. This participation plays out in three key areas, which set the church’s agenda in the contemporary world: its worship of God (Mass), mission to the world (mission), and efforts toward the unity of all people, beginning with divided Christians (ecumenism).

A Church Without Borders

A Church Without Borders PDF Author: Jeffrey Thomas VanderWilt
Publisher: Liturgical Press
ISBN: 9780814658789
Category : Lord's Supper
Languages : en
Pages : 204

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"What kind of Church arises from the Lord's table?" "Doctrine, customs, culture, and history divide the Churches. Christians do not share a common table. Can a divided and injured Church celebrate the Eucharist, the sacrament of Christian communion?" "These are a few of the questions addressed in this study of the ecclesiology of communion. The "borderless" Church of the infinite love of Christ exists today. The divided Churches need only receive the communion of God as their innermost nature - at the borderless table of God's kingdom."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Church and Communion

Church and Communion PDF Author: Philip Goyret
Publisher: CUA Press
ISBN: 0813234638
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 239

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This book is about ecumenism, from a Catholic point of view. The first part, chapters 1 and 2, describe the history of divisions within the Church, as well as of the efforts to bring about Christian unity. The second part examines Ecumenism from a systematic theological perspective. This first part takes into account the different factors that led to definitive ruptures within the Church, which usually are not only theological. The text gives useful information about what happened after the respective divisions as well as about the various attempts to restore unity, the development of the Ecumenical Movement in the 20th Century, and the current situation of ecumenical dialogue within the Catholic Church. While offering insight into the sad history that has led to the present disunity, this work also highlights the way Christians have sought to bring to fulfill the petition of Christ that his disciples might be one, as He and the Father are one. The second part―chapters three, four and five―offers a systematic theological analysis of unity in the Church, from the point of view of dogmatic theology. We find here an explanation of the Catholic concept of ecumenism, of how Catholic theology understands the unity of the Church, and, finally, of the Catholic principles which sustain the efforts for regaining unity in the Church. The Second Vatican Council, and particularly the Constitution Lumen gentium and the Decree Unitatis redintegratio, are at the foundation of these reflections. At the same time, since the theology of the Church and the life of the Church are intimately connected, there is a profound link between this dogmatic section and the earlier historical section. The last chapter, about the practice of ecumenism, is also written from a theological perspective, but with more links with life and spirituality. The chapter recalls that ecumenism can never simply remain a set of theological principles, but rather inspires an attitude and action in charity which are essential to the Christian life.

Eucharist and Ecumenism

Eucharist and Ecumenism PDF Author: Owen F. Cummings
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1621897680
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 199

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Most Christians worship on a regular basis on the Lord's Day. They have done so from the beginning, and their worship has centered on the Eucharist, following Jesus's words, "Do this in remembrance of me." Over the two millennia of the Christian tradition there have been shifts of emphasis and understanding about the Eucharist. This book attempts to point out, by providing accessible accounts of both liturgies and liturgists across the centuries and traditions, just how much different Christians have in common and how they can benefit from attending to one another's worship. The author's ultimate hope is that in its small way, the book will contribute to Christians worshiping together.

Directory for the Application of Principles and Norms on Ecumenism

Directory for the Application of Principles and Norms on Ecumenism PDF Author: Catholic Church. Pontificium Consilium ad Christianorum Unitatem Fovendam
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780851838908
Category : Christian union
Languages : en
Pages : 96

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Ecumenical Perspectives on Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry

Ecumenical Perspectives on Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry PDF Author: Max Thurian
Publisher:
ISBN: 9782825407585
Category : Baptism
Languages : en
Pages : 268

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Ecumenism, Christian Origins and the Practice of Communion

Ecumenism, Christian Origins and the Practice of Communion PDF Author: Nicholas Sagovsky
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139428381
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 235

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The theology of communion, or Koinonia, has been at the centre of the ecumenical movement for more than thirty years. It is central to the self-understanding of the Anglican, Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches, and has been prominent in the work of the World Council of Churches. This book, based on the 1996 Hulsean Lectures, examines the significance of Koinonia for contemporary ecumenical theology, tracing the development of contemporary understanding in critical engagement with the thoughts of Plato, Aristotle, the Hebrew Scriptures, the New Testament, the Cappadocian Fathers and Augustine. In each case, reflection on community life is related to actual communities in which texts were produced. The importance of conflict and the place of politics for the Koinonia that constitutes the Christian churches is a major theme throughout. Communion is seen as a gift to be received and a discipline to be cultivated in the continuing practice of ecumenism.

The Eucharist and Ecumenism

The Eucharist and Ecumenism PDF Author: George Hunsinger
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780511430008
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 362

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The theology of the Eucharist has long been the subject of heated debate, particularly since the Reformation. George Hunsinger's book explores ways in which Christians might resolve their differences in this area. with the aim of fostering ecumenical convergence, he tackles three key issues dividing the churches about the Eucharist: real presence, Eucharistic sacrifice, and ordained ministry. Hunsinger, a Protestant theologian in the Reformed tradition, brings Eastern Orthodox views more systematically into the discussion than has been common in the West. He also discusses the social significance of the Eucharist. His detailed conclusion summarizes and clarifies the argument as a whole with an eye to explaining how the views proposed in the book could lead the churches, beginning with the Reformed church, closer to the day when obstacles to Eucharistic sharing are overcome. George Hunsinger has been chosen as the recipient of the 2010 Karl Barth Prize by the jury of the Union of Evangelical Churches in the Evangelical Church in Germany.