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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"ecumenism"”.
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Grassroots unity and the Fountain Trust international conferences: a study of ecumenism in the charismatic renewal
… renewal of the 1970s and its significance for ecumenism. It argues that the renewal made an important contribution to ecumenism by means of complementarity of institution and charisms, and christology and pneumatology. It is based on the five international conferences of the Fountain Trust in …
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Beyond Dialogue: Avenues Toward Christian Unity
… project seeks to investigate the status of ecumenism following the Second Vatican Council. There is general agreement that work towards the unity of the Christian Church has come to a standstill. The ecclesiologies of Walter Kasper, Joseph Ratzinger, and Richard McBrien contribute to …
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A Life of Paradox: Thomas Merton's Asian Trajectory
… twentieth century. Merton engaged in a "total ecumenism," in which he intensely studied other religious traditions, most notably the religions of Asia, in order to better understand his own Roman Catholic tradition. This paper will trace the trajectory of Asian ideas and experiences throughout …
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Exploring homilies and hymnody : the thematic relationship between George Whitefield's sermons and "A collection of hymns for social worship".
… rhetorical abilities, and desire for Christian ecumenism are underscored as important factors that impacted the way he crafted this resource for public worship. Context for the thematic analysis of this collection is provided by an exploration of Whitefield's published writings in journals and …
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Piety in Production: Video Filmmaking as Religious Encounter in Bénin
… religion and culture, to promote religious ecumenism, and to seek new sources of material support. Nevertheless, Nigerian media saturates the marketplace in Bénin so that very few local video films can earn a profit. My study thus seeks to determine how Nàgó–Yorùbá media practitioners …
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The Liturgical Theology of Aidan Kavanagh, OSB: Synthesis and Critique
… limitations with regards to subjects like ecumenism, diversity and post modernity. However, his theology still has relevance today because of the passion he brought to liturgy and his vision for corporate worship constituting the Church.
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Augustine's Analogy between the Spirit in the Church and the Soul in the Body and Its Implications for Communion Ecclesiology
… interiority, Church's infallibility, renewal, ecumenism, and inculturation. In this communion, the African church is required to emphasize its particularity more than its autonomy and to use its gifts and resources for the good of the whole Church.
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Eucharist and Anthropology: Seeking Convergence on Eucharistic Sacrifice Between Catholics and Methodists
… sacramental theology, ecclesiology, and ecumenism. An investigation into what Catholics and Methodists have shared with each other to date in ecumenical dialogue serves to elucidate the state of affairs between the two churches. The traditioning voices of Thomas Aquinas and John Wesley …
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Modes of ministry : a comparison between Anglican and Roman Catholic priests' perceptions of the priesthood and approaches to their role in the contemporary South African context
… appear to be limited for more than a nominal ecumenism of concern and collaboration at local level in respect of social issues such as poverty and HIV I AIDS and a combined Christian voice in the public arena. While these findings are to be regarded as tentative given the essentially …
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An analysis of the socio-political role of the Roman Catholic Church in contemporary South Africa
… struggle has facilitated a growth in ecumenism and increased contact with secular organizations. The Catholic Church has become part of a broad anti- apartheid alliance. It is suggested that while there have been important changes in the Church's self-understanding and perception of …
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Implications of Selected Curricular Determinants for Seventh-day Adventist Graduate Theological Education in the South American Division
… quarters of coursework and a master's thesis. Ecumenism and liberation theology influence some Protestant programs, while others are evangelically oriented. Present Seventh-day Adventist theological education in the South American Division compares favorably in content and number of hours with …
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Jubilee Magazine and the Development of a Vatican II Ecclesiology
As the first national picture magazine for a Catholic audience, Jubilee--A Magazine of the Church and Her People, presented a new vision of the Church "in all her beauty: her intellectual eminence, her hard work, her charity, her spirit of true peace," and sought to show how "the Truth of Christ is …
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John F. Kennedy and the Politics of Faith, 1960-1963
<p>In his campaign for the presidency, in 1960, Senator John F. Kennedy endured a grueling vetting process by virtue of his Catholic faith. Conventional narratives depict Kennedy’s ultimate victory as a turning point that announced a new era, free of religious prejudice, and marked the beginning 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
This dissertation deals with the conflict between the World Alliance of Reformed 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 …
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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
The contemporary debate concerning the Christian theology of religions has been profoundly shaped by Alan Race’s three-fold typology of exclusivism, inclusivism and pluralism. Although the insufficiency of this typology’s descriptive and critical capacity has become increasingly acknowledged within …
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Theological Essentialism at the Enlightenment: The Doctrine of Fundamental Articles of the Faith in Daniel Waterland (1683-1740)
This doctoral thesis represents the first full length historical and comparative analysis of both the contextual catalysts and the originality of the theologically essentialist writings by Church of England theologian Daniel Waterland (1683-1740). Overviewing the most relevant contemporary …