World Communion Research Articles

The Commission on Faith and Order and the Second Vatican Council

The Commission on Faith and Order and the Second Vatican Council

Preface

Preface

Spirituality of liberation: A conversation with African religiosity

The arrival of a salvationist, authoritative religiosity through Western Christianity in South Africa, in the company of a capitalist modernity, did not only dismantle and subvert the African indigenous dispensation of religiosity. It also sought to destroy it completely and arguably continues to do so in subtle forms in the 21st century, by attacking the imagination and consciousness of black Africans. This article argues that African religiosity as expressed in African Initiated Churches (AICs) is the site of the spirituality of liberation. Employing the notion of mokhukhu – a shack – the article places the sanity of black Africans, the spirituality of liberation, black African agency and consciousness within the narrative of African religiosity. It concludes by offering African religiosity as a resource for an alternative civilisation and an important agenda in the current debates of the World Communion of Reformed Churches.

Trends in missional ecclesiology

Missional ecclesiology emerged as one of the significant trends in mission studies and ecumenical discussion in the last couple of years. What were these trends in missional ecclesiology? What kind of missional theology formed and fuelled the renewed interest in missional ecclesiology? What impact flowed from the important ecumenical events in 2010 (Edinburgh 2010 World Mission Conference, World Communion of Reformed Churches and Lausanne III)? This article explained the term ‘missional church’ and explored missional theology as participating in the life of the Trinity and thus mission as ‘joining in with the Spirit’. It explained the relationship between ecclesiology and missiology. The trends in missional ecclesiology were tracked by focusing on an incarnational approach to the church; relationality in the community of believers; the role of the kingdom of God; discernment as the first act in mission; imago Dei and creativity; the ecclesia and local community and finally mission and ethics.

Ratzinger's Faith: The Theology of Pope Benedict XVI. By Tracey Rowland

The Ecumenical ReviewVolume 63, Issue 2 p. 242-243 Ratzinger's Faith: The Theology of Pope Benedict XVI. By Tracey Rowland Neal D. Presa, Neal D. Presa World Communion of Reformed ChurchesSearch for more papers by this author Neal D. Presa, Neal D. Presa World Communion of Reformed ChurchesSearch for more papers by this author First published: 19 July 2011 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1758-6623.2011.00115.xRead 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 No abstract is available for this article. Volume63, Issue2July 2011Pages 242-243 RelatedInformation

Dialogue between Evangelicals and Orthodox: Past, Present and Future

This article examines the legacy of misunderstanding and antagonism that has resulted from the history of past encounters between the Evangelical and Orthodox traditions, as a background for evaluation of more recent dialogues within the WCC and at the level of the Christian World Communions. On the basis of this, suggestions are offered regarding the parameters within which future dialogue could best be conducted. It is argued that such dialogue should be marked by integrity of methodology and realistic expectations; it should be relational and spiritual in character, and open to exploring possibilities for joint co-operation. There is much to gain from such dialogue, but it will not take place unless those with a vision for it take steps to make it a reality.

4th October: Sermon for World Communion Sunday

4th October: Sermon for World Communion Sunday

Christian World Communions: Five Overviews of Global Christianity, AD 1800–2025

Christian World Communions: Five Overviews of Global Christianity, AD 1800–2025

Debating Same-Sex Marriage in Canada: The Contribution of the Canadian Council

When the Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) was initiated more than sixty years ago, the guiding vision was one of "full structural unity" for Canada's Christian churches. Within the global context, the World Council of Churches (WCC) similarly envisioned a full world communion of Christian traditions. The inaugural meeting of the CCC, held at Yorkminster Park Baptist Church in Toronto in May 1944, brought together ten Canadian church traditions. Four years later, in August 1948, the first meeting of the WCC was convened in Amsterdam with 140 traditions represented. At its 1950 convention in Toronto, the WCC produced The Toronto Statement, "The Church, the Churches, and the World Council of Churches." As the document laid to rest the utopian vision of "full structural unity" and explicitly repudiated the "super-church" model, the ongoing dilemma of the Christian ecumenical movement was identified: by what vision and means would it be possible to simultaneously respect each member tradition's uniqueness and foster ecumenical unity?

Reflections on religion, media and the marketing of America’s wars

The international Christian community was celebrating World Communion Day on Sunday October 7, 2001, when the United States started bombing Afghanistan. The religious significance of this political event was not lost on many Americans – on the day when Christians throughout the world take communion in a symbolic act of unity and peace. Three years later, Americans are fighting two traditional wars and one non-traditional war. Clearly, the non-traditional war, the war against terrorism, is going badly - in part because the traditional wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have helped create conditions favourable to terrorism. Terrorists have skilfully created and exploited images in which Americans appear to engage in state-sanctioned terror.

World Communions, the WCC and the Ecumenical Movement

World Communions, the WCC and the Ecumenical Movement

Christian World Communions in Africa

The Ecumenical ReviewVolume 53, Issue 3 p. 333-340 Christian World Communions in Africa Their Impact in Overcoming Denominationalism Setri Nyomi, Setri Nyomi Setri Nyomi, a Ghanaian Presbyterian minister, is general secretary of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches.Search for more papers by this author Setri Nyomi, Setri Nyomi Setri Nyomi, a Ghanaian Presbyterian minister, is general secretary of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches.Search for more papers by this author First published: 26 March 2009 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1758-6623.2001.tb00111.x 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 Volume53, Issue3July 2001Pages 333-340 RelatedInformation

Can Anglicanism Survive? Reflections on Lambeth 1998 and Anglicanism as a World Communion

Can Anglicanism Survive? Reflections on Lambeth 1998 and Anglicanism as a World Communion

Christian World Communions and the CUV Process

Christian World Communions and the CUV Process

Christian World Communions: Identity and Ecumenical Calling

The Ecumenical ReviewVolume 46, Issue 4 p. 383-393 Christian World Communions: Identity and Ecumenical Calling Harding Meyer, Harding Meyer Harding Meyer is on the staff of the Institute for Ecumenical Research, Strasbourg, France. This is the text of a lecture given at the 1991 annual meeting of representatives of CWCs in Geneva.Search for more papers by this author Harding Meyer, Harding Meyer Harding Meyer is on the staff of the Institute for Ecumenical Research, Strasbourg, France. This is the text of a lecture given at the 1991 annual meeting of representatives of CWCs in Geneva.Search for more papers by this author First published: October 1994 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1758-6623.1994.tb03440.x 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 Volume46, Issue4October 1994Pages 383-393 RelatedInformation