Celebrating Edinburgh 1910

Abstract

The modern ecumenical movement, generally regarded as born out of the 1910 Edinburgh World Missionary Conference, has transformed relationships between the churches throughout the world and in Britain, and has created organizations which have been crucial in promoting dialogue, united witness and service. Today, however, there is uncertainty about the future direction of the movement both at home and abroad, and a new passion for unity is called for. The most creative possibilities lie in a renewed understanding of unity as a growth in communion, nourished by participation in the triune life of God.