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The Ecumenical ReviewVolume 56, Issue 1 p. 118-127 Church Union: An Answer to Its Post-Modern Despisers1 Thomas F. Best, Thomas F. Best Thomas F. Best serves on behalf of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) as a programme executive in the Faith and Order team of the WCC. Among his responsibilities are relations with the family of united and uniting churches. This paper is based on an article which appeared in Dutch: “Kerkvereniging: een antwoord aan wie haar postmodern varachten”, translated by Leo Koffeman, in Kerk en theologie, vol. 54, no. 3, July 2003, pp.216–27. The author is grateful to Leo Koffeman and other members of the editorial board of Kerk en theologie for the permission to reflect on these issues in the Dutch context, pregnant as it now is with the fact of church union.Search for more papers by this author Thomas F. Best, Thomas F. Best Thomas F. Best serves on behalf of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) as a programme executive in the Faith and Order team of the WCC. Among his responsibilities are relations with the family of united and uniting churches. This paper is based on an article which appeared in Dutch: “Kerkvereniging: een antwoord aan wie haar postmodern varachten”, translated by Leo Koffeman, in Kerk en theologie, vol. 54, no. 3, July 2003, pp.216–27. The author is grateful to Leo Koffeman and other members of the editorial board of Kerk en theologie for the permission to reflect on these issues in the Dutch context, pregnant as it now is with the fact of church union.Search for more papers by this author First published: 26 March 2009 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1758-6623.2004.tb00489.x 1 With apologies to Friedrich Schleiermacher and his Religion: Speeches to its Cultured Despisers! (1893; the German original, Reden über die Religion, appeared in 1799). Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume56, Issue1January 2004Pages 118-127 RelatedInformation
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