Sustaining the Hope for Unity: Ecumenical dialogue in a Postmodern World
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (986 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0814680224 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Good book on the ecumenical movement." according to James Watrous. I have to admit I am a little biased. I know the author, she was my professor. It is a good book dealing with the ecumenical movement, specifically the World Council of Churches (WCC). Dr. Brigham does a good job explaining the various problems of interreligious dialogue. She looks back several centuries to Zeno's Henoticon and the Council of Florence and how those were f
What is unity and how does it serve as a goal for ecumenical dialogue? How can churches, ecumenical organizations, ministers, and theologians effectively approach this goal in the twenty-first century? Sustaining the Hope for Unity offers a methodological reflection on these questions using insights of contemporary critical theory. Looking ahead to ecumenism in the twenty-first century, it makes a case for the role of the WCC as a public space for the exchange of religious narratives.. Using this framework to address questions that have emerged out of the life of the World Council of Churches, Sustaining the Hope for Unity argues that unity must be imagined eschatologically in order to achieve inclusive and non-coercive dialogue between diverse Christian communities. With particular attention to the work of Jürgen Habermas, the book develops a framework for exchanging religious narratives in a postmodern context marked by pluralism and ambiguity
The mass of theological literature engendered by the ecumenical movement has stimulated important theological and philosophical reflection for the global human family, of which this volume is an important contribution. The book looks, helpfully, at the basis of the WCC and its contribution to deepening relations and reflection. It brings important philosophical and feminist theoretical reflection to bear on these developments and the future of dialogue.