I strongly believe that the Ecumenical Movements and Interfaith Dialogue are important in Australian society. As a result of World War II, Australia today has such a unique history that has formed the diversity of its peoples, their cultures and lifestyles. World War II also caused many; cultural, social, political and global movements which were all designed to generate unity and peace amongst dividing dominations and religious groups in Australia. These movements were all used to re-establish order and produce reconciliation in Australia but it did face some challenges. The World Council of Churches (W.C.C) and the Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) are ecumenical movements that aim to unify the Protestant churches of the world and ultimately
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It is a very important movement which offers opportunities and chances to discuss world issues in order to achieve peace and justice. It can be well defined as a principal or aim of supporting unity among the world’s Christian denominations. The Christian Ecumenical Movements in Australia aimed to recognise what unified the denominations rather than focus on their differing practices and beliefs. The only religion after World War II in Australia’s population was Christianity with the percentage being 88 making it the largest religious group. Due to the rapid increase in Christians, and contemporary ways of thinking, issues such as denominational switching began to arise. Denominational switching refers to the transfer of followers from one Christian denomination to another. It was one of the biggest contributors to the tension amongst denominations and was a factor to family breakdowns. As a result of denominational switching and the presence of New Age religions it later drove Australians in the decision to approach ecumenism. The New Age religion was very significant and was increasingly popular because despite general dissatisfaction at mainstream religions there is still a longing for a spiritual dimension to life.The New Age is a term applied to a range of spiritual or religious beliefs and practices that developed in Western nations during the 1970s. This is said to …show more content…
“Our name indicates our weakness and our shame before God, for there can be and there is finally only one church of Christ on earth” (The Genesis and Formation of the World Council of Churches, p.66). The notion of Ecumenism then developed into a movement. The last 60 years have seen an effort to unite Christian denominations. Ecumenicalism has been an important feature of Christianity in the post war era for a range of reasons. Both the W.C.C and UAC aim to achieve the same results and this is evident through their involvement with the Australian community. Without ecumenical development, the different dimensions of Christianity wouldn’t see eye to eye and issues would be unnegotiable, thus providing irrelevant
It is a very important movement which offers opportunities and chances to discuss world issues in order to achieve peace and justice. It can be well defined as a principal or aim of supporting unity among the world’s Christian denominations. The Christian Ecumenical Movements in Australia aimed to recognise what unified the denominations rather than focus on their differing practices and beliefs. The only religion after World War II in Australia’s population was Christianity with the percentage being 88 making it the largest religious group. Due to the rapid increase in Christians, and contemporary ways of thinking, issues such as denominational switching began to arise. Denominational switching refers to the transfer of followers from one Christian denomination to another. It was one of the biggest contributors to the tension amongst denominations and was a factor to family breakdowns. As a result of denominational switching and the presence of New Age religions it later drove Australians in the decision to approach ecumenism. The New Age religion was very significant and was increasingly popular because despite general dissatisfaction at mainstream religions there is still a longing for a spiritual dimension to life.The New Age is a term applied to a range of spiritual or religious beliefs and practices that developed in Western nations during the 1970s. This is said to …show more content…
“Our name indicates our weakness and our shame before God, for there can be and there is finally only one church of Christ on earth” (The Genesis and Formation of the World Council of Churches, p.66). The notion of Ecumenism then developed into a movement. The last 60 years have seen an effort to unite Christian denominations. Ecumenicalism has been an important feature of Christianity in the post war era for a range of reasons. Both the W.C.C and UAC aim to achieve the same results and this is evident through their involvement with the Australian community. Without ecumenical development, the different dimensions of Christianity wouldn’t see eye to eye and issues would be unnegotiable, thus providing irrelevant