Ecumenism

H. Edward Pruitt starts 100 Years of Theological Convergence: Edinburgh 1910 to Lausanne 2010 with an introduction. In this introduction, he starts off with his thesis; “This thesis argues that a theological convergence developed out of the ecumenism that existed within the Edinburgh 1910 Global Missions Conference, and that this ecumenism grew from Edinburg 1910 until the Lausanne Movement that began in 1974, at which point it began to flourish” (Pruitt 5). He then defines some terms and lists some acronyms that prove helpful and a guide to look back on while reading. Chapter 1 focuses on the early development of evangelicalism and ecumenism. He starts this chapter off with the “arduous task” of defining evangelicalism. “Therefore, in order…

radically changing the relationship between the Christian church and its followers. Additionally, he drew both monasteries and nunneries closer to the public, establishing a more systemic order to society; entwining church leaders with the general public. Through this relationship between priesthood and the public, Luther significantly impacted Christianity, as this allowed churches to become more prominent, which simultaneously instigated the spread of Christianity. “For just as the body is one…

David Bosch, considered to be a foremost mission theologian, presents thorough scholarship drawing upon a vast number and breadth of sources, covering the entire chronological scope to the present era of NT church history from a "emerging ecumenical paradigm of mission" perspective in an amazingly compact fashion. The epochal treatment of missions by Bosch is notable, also in it’s scope from Primitive Christianity, Hellenistic period, middle ages Roman Catholic, Reformation, Modern…

Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries (FIRM) was established in 1994. Since 1994, they have been helping the following refugee communities: Hmong, Laotian, Slavic, African and Syrian. Firm is a christian based non-profit. It was founded to help the refugee community in the Fresno area. FIRM has a particularly important mission and vision. There mission is simple for these refugees to assimilate. In layman terms, this means for them to become Americans. Another mission is there moto,…

Church’s decree on Ecumenism was a movement that seeks to unify christens, it applied to ecclesial openness to other churches. The Ecclesial movement has been led by the World Council of Churches since 1948. This movement created full communion among the Evangelical Lutheran Church, Presbyterian Church, United Church of Christ, and the Reformed Church in America. Even before Vatican II made ecumenism a pivotal theme Father Yves Congar highlighted the ecumenical issue that divided Christianity.…

www.uca.org.au Uniting Church A great success of the ecumenical movement in Australia is the formation of the Uniting Church. The Uniting Church is the 3 rd largest Christian denomination in Australia and is the only notable religious denomination of Australian origin. It was founded in 1977 through a merger of all Methodists, 65% of Presbyterians and 95% of Congregationalists. The Basis of Union, the foundational document for the Uniting Church, states that the reason for this merger is their…

Australia is a country that has been built on diversity. As a result of this the ecumenical movement have acted as links, connecting Australia to becoming a more secular society, promoting the restoration of the broken unity of Christian denominations (Weigel, 2011). This ecumenism has allowed for a greater understanding and cooperation to some degree as well as a greater sharing and recognition of similarities as indicated in the conference on faith order 1952, “act together in all matters…

1945 Australia has become a multicultural nation with a changing religious landscape. The changing landscape can be identified with factors including immigration, denominational switching, rise of the new age religions, secularism and Christianity as a major religious tradition. The religious landscape will continue to change as it has so significantly over the past 70 years. References: http://portal.waverley.nsw.edu.au/library/SOR/07_australia_post1945/expression02.html…

The changes during Vatican two were very prominent in the development of Modern Catholics. The main goal was globally expressed in strengthening and unifying the Christian denominations to create an ecumenical community. Initial changes to the Mass were substantial as they were created in attempt to welcome and get more people involved through Liturgy and Sacraments followed by the changes in the Eucharist that modernized the Mass so people felt more welcome to attend mass. In attempt to…

as a way of broadening the fellowship. The GCF is a broad ecumenical platform which brings together the WCC, Roman Catholics, Orthodox, Pentecostals and Evangelicals for engagement and dialogue. In a sense this is a way of acknowledging that the Spirit is at work in the different ecclesial realities and that we should therefore listen to one another. One of the questions I wish to address in this presentation is what is the significance of these developments for ecumenism in the 21st century. …