For the Communion of the Churches: The Contribution of the Groupe Des Dombes

Clifford, Catherine E. (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0802865321 / ISBN 13: 9780802865328

Published by Eerdmans Pub Co, 2010

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232 pages. 8.90x6.00x0.70 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: For the Communion of the Churches: The Contribution of the Groupe Des Dombes
• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802865321
• ISBN 13: 9780802865328
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.33 kilograms

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Synopsis

Founded by Abbé Paul Couturier in 1937, the Groupe des Dombes is a Protestant-Catholic coalition in French-speaking Europe uniting Reformed, Lutheran, and Catholic scholars in a common spirit of prayer, dialogue, and discernment. Its pioneering work of reconciliation has influenced many other official ecumenical dialogues.
This volume presents six statements produced by the Groupe des Dombes from 1971 to 1991, which appear here together in English translation for the first time. These substantial documents express the Groupe’s keen insights into the renewal of theology and church life that is necessary for progress toward full ecclesial unity — and they invite churches to pursue fruitful dialogue, mutual understanding, harmony, and the hopeful vision of a future in full communion. 

About the Author

Catherine E. Clifford is associate professor of systematic and historical theology and vice dean of the Faculty of Theology at Saint Paul University, Ottawa, Ontario. She is also the editor of A Century of Prayer for Christian Unity.