Deepening Communion: International Ecumenical Documents With Roman Catholic Participation - Softcover

Jeffrey Gros; Williams G. Rusch

Softcover

ISBN 10: 080913800X ISBN 13: 9780809138005

Publisher: Paulist Pr, 1998

Synopsis

Contains twenty documents that grew out of world-level bilateral ecumenical conversations during the period from 1972 to 1995.

About this title

From the Back Cover

"As the twentieth century winds down, it becomes more and more apparent to separated Christians that a major responsibility shared by all who are involved in the search for Christian unity is to foster together an ecumenical momentum that will promote fresh hopes for ecumenical progress in the new millennium. . . . The reports published in this collection, and the volumes of dialogue reports published previously, are indicative of a growing body of ecumenical literature directed toward the rapprochement of divided Christians. It is a literature of reconciliation." -From the Preface by Cardinal Edward Idris Cassidy Deepening Communion addresses the nature of the unity that God invites us to make visible to those around us. It pursues the role that ecumenical theological dialogue has in drawing people together in order to achieve more faithful, credible and effective Christian witness. Building on Pope John Paul II's encyclical That They May Be One (Ut Unum Sint) and designed for use in ecumenical study locally and nationally, this collection of documents explores the growing relationship of the Catholic Church with the Lutheran, Reformed, Christian Church/Disciples of Christ, Baptist, and Pentecostal churches.

About the Author

Bro. Jeffry Gros Associate Director is an Associate Director for the USCCB Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs.

Cardinal Cassidy is a former President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.

Mary Tanner was the Moderator of the Faith and Order Commission at the World Council of Churches.

Edition details

• Publisher: Paulist Pr
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 080913800X
• ISBN 13: 9780809138005
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 352