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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"ecumenical movement"”.
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Towards an ethics of sustainable development : a contribution to the debate on a theology of economics in he ecumenical movement
Chapter one introduces the debate in the Ecumenical Movement surrounding problems of poverty, unemployment and environmental degradation. In particular, the argument draws on the sentiment in the Ecumenical Movement that these problems are the result of "classical and neo-classical economic …
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Beyond Dialogue: Avenues Toward Christian Unity
… Richard McBrien contribute to reinvigorating the ecumenical movement. Specifically, the place of ecumenical dialogue and an "ecumenism of life" show signs of promise. By taking contributions from each of the theologians an effective strategy for moving forward can be developed.</p>
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The fellowship of the Holy Spirit : Second Corinthians 13:13 in the liturgy and for the church
… of koinonia , especially in connection with the ecumenical movement beginning in the early decades of the twentieth century.
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Independens long Vanuatu: the churches and politics in a Melanesian nation
… of the Christian churches in the independence movement of the 1970s. I also look at the political involvement of the churches in the two years immediately following national independence. The dissertation is based on fieldwork in Vanuatu from April 1981 to June 1982. In Chapter I, I introduce …
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Unity negotiations between the Bantu Presbyterian Church and the Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa (1959-1971)
… In this thesis it will be argued that the ecumenical movement and the World Council of Churches contributed much to challenging these two churches to talk about unity. Through their participation in conferences and programmes of the ecumenical movement, problems resulting from a divided …
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The question of deification in the theology of John Calvin
Under the influence of the Christian ecumenical movement, there has been a tendancy to reread the Western theological tradition through the lens of the Eastern idea of deification. The studies of the theology of John Calvin, who is a leading figure in the Reformation tradition, cannot avoid such a …
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Apostolic Succession in the Writings of Yves Congar and Oscar Cullmann
… as is evident in the documents produced by the ecumenical movement.</p> <p>The purpose of this research was to set forth, analyze, compare, and evaluate Yves Congar's and Oscar Cullmann's views on apostolic succession. To attain this goal their convictions were considered in the context of their …
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"An Eighteenth-Century Man": David Martyn Lloyd-Jones as a Pastor-Historian
… placed on the defensive, during the rise of the ecumenical movement, it shows how he then turned to the Reformers and Puritans to find the resources he needed to seek to preserve the evangelical movement. Finally, it explores his two primary projects of historical retrieval: the …
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A changing paradigm of mission in the Protestant churches of Mozambique : a case study of Eduardo Mondlane
… in Switzerland and the emerging modem global ecumenical movement. It is argued that Mondlane's motivation for involvement in the liberation struggle cannot be thoroughly understood without a serious examination of his life of faith and his changing theological understanding of the mission of …
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A Journey with a Status Confessionis. Analysis of an apartheid related conflict between the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa and the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, 1982-1998
… Churches (WARC) - the worldwide Reformed movement - and the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa (DRC) regarding the latter's support for and theological legitimizing of apartheid. One of the strongest measures possible was taken when the issue in 1982 was declared a Status Confessionis …
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The Christian Theology of Religions Reconsidered: Alan Race's Theology of Religions, Hans Frei's Theological Typology and 20th Century Ecumenical Movements on Christian Engagement with Other Faiths
… theology of religions within 20th century ecumenical movements. It is shown how Frei’s typology emerges from his emphasis on both the limitations and the significance of external discourses for Christian theology, an emphasis which results from his construal of the mystery of Christ’s …