The Fragmentation of the Church and Its Unity in Peacemaking
The Fragmentation of the Church and Its Unity in Peacemaking

Author: Jeffrey Gros

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 0802847455

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The Gospel Places Peacemaking at the center of Christian identity. Over the centuries, however, churches have divided over the role and place of the peacemaking imperative in their lives and teachings. This volume offers deep ecumenical discussion of the relationship of the church to its peacemaking mission from the standpoints of history and the contemporary context. Contributors representing ten major faith traditions -- Lois Y. Barrett, Alexander Brunett, Murray W. Dempster, Donald F. Durnbaugh, John H. Erickson, Eric W. Gritsch, Jeffrey Gros, Paul Meyendorff, Lauree Hersch Meyer, Thomas H. Olbricht, Thomas D. Paxson Jr., James F. Puglisi, John D. Rempel, Alan P. F. Sell, and Glen H. Stassen -- address this crucial topic from the perspective of their own churches and explore paths that could lead to the reconciliation of existing differences.

A Pilgrim People
A Pilgrim People

Author: Gerald W Schlabach

Publisher: Liturgical Press

Published: 2019-10-28

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 0814644546

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Recent decades have seen a steady trend in Roman Catholic teaching toward a commitment to active nonviolence that could qualify the church as a "peace church." As a moral theologian specializing in social ethics, Schlabach explores how this trend in Catholic social teaching will need to take shape if Catholics are to follow through. Globalization, he argues, is an invitation to recognize what was always supposed to be true in Catholic ecclesiology: Christ gives Christians an identity that crosses borders. To become a truly catholic global peace church in which peacemaking is church-wide and parish-deep, Catholics should recognize that they have always properly been a diaspora people with an identity that transcends tribe and nation-state.

Growing Consensus II
Growing Consensus II

Author: Lydia Veliko

Publisher: USCCB Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 582

ISBN-13: 9781574555578

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Growing Consensus II is a comprehensive collection of the major American ecumenical documents between 1992 and 2004. Among churches included are: Catholic, historic Protestant, Orthodox, Anabaptist, and Evangelical.

Peacebuilding Is A Mission Mandate
Peacebuilding Is A Mission Mandate

Author: Levi Williams

Publisher: Xulon Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 1594679045

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This book takes a fresh look at the Christian concepts of mission and discipleship, defining them as expanding Gods circle of friends and widening membership in Gods family through transforming conflicts and building relationships on various levels ranging from inter-personal to international.

The Limits of Hospitality
The Limits of Hospitality

Author: Jessica Wrobleski

Publisher: Liturgical Press

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 0814657648

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Practicing hospitality is central to building a civil society, not to mention living a Christian life. It can be enriching and joy-filled, but it can also be profoundly demanding and sometimes even dangerous. In The Limits of Hospitality, Jessica Wrobleski explores the ethical questions surrounding the practice of hospitality, particularly hospitality that is informed by Christian theological commitments. While there is no algorithm that distinguishes between ethically "legitimate: " and "llegitimate" boundaries, the variety of circumstances in which hospitality is relevant and the nature of hospitality itself make advocating firm and fixed boundaries difficult. How much more so for Christians, for whom the practice of hospitality should be a manifestation of agape, a participation in God's eschatological welcome extended to all people through Jesus Christ! Are limits to hospitality, then, merely a regrettable concession to our finite and fallen condition? Wrobleski offers a rich theological reflection that will interest anyone who has a role in the practice of hospitality in community? Whether such communities are families, households, churches, educational institutions, or nation-states.

Faith and Order in the U.S.A.
Faith and Order in the U.S.A.

Author: William A. Norgren

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2011-07-06

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13: 0802865992

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Since its founding in 1957, the National Council of Churches Commission on Faith and Order has worked to draw churches out of isolation into discussion on points of agreement and disagreement in faith, order, and worship. In Faith and Order in the USA, William Norgren, a long-time executive director of the Faith and Order Commission, takes a look at its background, history, and major initiatives. He shows how the Commission originally limited in its scope to mainline Protestant, Episcopal, and Orthodox church bodies fostered fruitful dialogue not only between its founding churches but also, over time, with Roman Catholic, Southern Baptist, Evangelical, Pentecostal, Adventist, holiness, and peace churches, contributing to greater friendship, harmony, and partnership among many Christian churches in America.

Formation for Life
Formation for Life

Author: Glen Stassen

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2013-08-16

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 1610979869

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From all corners of the world, both inside cities and in the remote countryside, the cry for "just peace" rings out loud and strong. But, as many will note in this book, the cry for just peace isn't enough, for just peace requires active faith, working hands, and willing hearts.Gathered in this volume are essays written from a wide variety of perspectives, religious traditions, nationalities, and ages (from a sixteen-year-old high school student to an eighty-four-year-old senior professor) that seek to offer insight toward answering one question: How are "just peacemaking," faith formation, and discipleship connected within a twenty-first-century context?

Bodies of Peace
Bodies of Peace

Author: Myles Werntz

Publisher: Fortress Press

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 1451489463

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Bodies of Peace argues that Christian nonviolence is both formed by and forms ecclesial life, creating an inextricable relationship between church commitment and resistance to war. In this volume, Myles Werntz examines the work of John Howard Yoder, Dorothy Day, William Stringfellow, and Robert McAfee Brown, demonstrating how each thinker's advocacy for nonviolent resistance depends deeply upon the ecclesiology out of which it comes. The volume argues that any account of an ecclesially-informed resistance to war must be open to a multitude of approaches, not as pragmatic concessions, but as a foretaste of ecumenical unity.

Can a Renewal Movement Be Renewed?
Can a Renewal Movement Be Renewed?

Author: Michael Kinnamon

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2014-05-18

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13: 0802870759

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Does ecumenism have a future? -- What would it mean to take the "next step" in ecumenical and interfaith relations -- Is the ecumenical movement a movement for peace? -- What can the churches say together about the church? -- What can the churches say together about the environment? -- Can the tension between unity and justice be overcome? -- Has the ecumenical movement become too "political"? -- What is the way forward for Catholic-Protestant relations? -- How can the Orthodox help others understand them better? -- How are interfaith relationships as challenging as they are necessary? -- How can we deal with the tough issues in Jewish-Christian relations? -- Are councils of churches a thing of the past? -- What does it take to be an ecumenical leader? -- What will it take to revitalize the ecumenical movement? -- Why care about Christian unity when there are so many other things to worry about?