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Ecumenical Dialogue surveys the historical and theological foundations of the ecumenical movement and the role of dialogue in the churches' commitment to manifest their unity in a full and visible way. Angelo Maffeis traces these foundations as they emerge in multilateral and bilateral settings of interchurch encounter. Special attention is given to conciliar ecumenism and to the dialogues to which the Roman Catholic Church is partner. Delineating the nature of dialogue and shaping its structure, Maffeis considers the conditions for authentic dialogue and an ecumenical theology that sustains the reception of ecumenical findings. Ecumenical Dialogue includes a bibliography of select sources pertinent to the ecumenical movement in general and ecumenical dialogue in particular.

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Author:   Angelo Maffeis ,  Lorelei F Fuchs
Publisher:   Liturgical Press
Imprint:   Liturgical Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.181kg
ISBN:  

9780814629314

ISBN 10:   0814629318
Pages:   120
Publication Date:   01 June 2005
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents Introduction   ix 1.  The Search of a Space for Dialogue   1        The Beginnings of the Ecumenical Movement   1        The Emergence of the World Council of Churches   7        The World Council of Churches Today   13 2.  New Interlocutors and New Forms of Dialogue   20        Reasons for Roman Catholic Absence   21        The Malines Conversations   24        Vatican II   25        Relationships with the World Council of Churches   33        Bilateral Dialogues   39 3.  The Structure of Dialogue   49        Alternatives to Dialogue   49        Dialogue and /Ecumenical Dialogue   57        In the Search of a Common Expression of the Apostolic Faith    65 4.  A Dialogue among the Chruches   79        Conditions for an Authentic Dialogue   79        An Ecumenical Theology   83        Not Doctrine Alone   87        Grassroots Ecumenism   89        Endless Dialogue? The Problem of Reception   94        Dialogue and Recognition   99 Bibliography   105

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Ecumenical Dialogue provides a brilliant treatment of the historical and fundamental motivations for the ecumenical movement and articulates the principle participants with their corresponding positions.Catholic Library World This brief volume is a significant contribution to ecclesiology and to the systematic theological reflection on the ecumenical developments of the twentieth century.Worship Maffeis is a master of his material, a sure-footed guide through a large and ever-expanding body of literature and ecclesial experience.The Jurist

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Angelo Maffeis is a member of the Church’s Commission on Faith and Ecumenical Affairs as well as a member of the International Catholic-Lutheran Dialogue.

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