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Jesus' prayer on behalf of his of followers is that all may be one. As you, Father are in me and I am in you, may they also be one in us (John 17:21). No Turning Back illustrates significant developments in ecumenism during the thirty-plus years of ecumenical theologian Margaret O'Gara's own engagement in ecumenical dialogue. This collection of selected papers from the final fifteen years of O'Gara's work before her untimely death in 2012 aims to illustrate the broad lines of ecumenism for general readers to share concrete details of recent ecumenical developments with specialist readers to encourage both groups of readers in their commitment to the pursuit of full communion among the Christian churches An invaluable resource for academic and ecclesial specialists in ecumenism, teachers and students of theology and religious studies, Christian ministers, and all educated Christian adults who take seriously Jesus' prayer that all may be one.

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The first part will be especially valuable for students of ecumenism looking for guidance. The essays and addresses in the second part provide profound insight into how Margaret understood her calling to serve the church in the work of Christian unity from within her Catholic home. No Turning Back provides a picture of Margaret O'Gara, a model ecumenist, at her best. Cecil M. Robeck, Jr. Professor of Church History and Ecumenics Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California

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