Hope in the Ecumenical Future [Hardcover]

This book offers fresh insights into the contemporary state of Ecumenism. Following the election of Pope Francis, there has been a significant thaw in ecumenical relations, and there are grounds for thinking that this will continue into the future. The twelve chapters, written both by experienced ecumenical theologians as well as younger scholars, that have been gathered together in this collection, offer one of the first detailed assessments of the impact of Francis papacy on ecumenical dialogue. Drawing on ecumenical methodology, as well as many practical examples and illustrations, the authors discuss the developments in culture and missiology as these affect the practice of ecumenism, particularly in response to theologies of hope as well as inter-religious dialogue and pluralism. What emerges is a clear sense of hope for the future in a rapidly changing world and even a sense of optimism that real ecumenical progress might be made. 

1 Mark Chapman, Introduction: Hope in the Ecumenical Future

 

Hope and Unity

 

2 Mary Doak, The Unity (and Disunity) of Our Hope

 

3 Thomas Hughson SJ, The Holy Spirit And Ecumenism:  From Hope to Charity

 

4 Sandra Mazzolini, Together Towards Life: Christian Hope and Its Witness: Some Theological Aspects and Missiological Implications

 

5 Craig Phillips, The Reign of God and the Church: Giorgio Agambens Messianic Critique of the Church

 

 

Hope, Francis and the Ecumenical Future

 

6 Jakob Egeris Thorsen, The Ecumenism of Mission: Impulses from the Aparecida Document

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