Orthodox participation in the World Council of Churches has always been a paradox -- enthusiastically committed and yet plagued by complaints. This situation has lately reached crisis proportions: two Orthodox churches have withdrawn their membership; more threaten to follow. Is this an 'Orthodox problem'? Or is there something fundamentally wrong with the ecumenical machinery? In this book, two theologians -- one an Orthodox and one a Lutheran -- engage in an extended dialogue to illumine some of the issues and possible ways forward. The issues they discuss fall squarely within the agenda of the Special Commission on Orthodox Participation in the WCC, which was created in Harare in 1998.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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Höhe: 120 mm
Breite: 210 mm
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978-2-8254-1350-0 (9782825413500)
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Anna Marie Aagaard teaches theology at the University of Aarhus, Denmark. From 1991 to 1998 she was one of the presidents of the WCC. Peter Bouteneff teaches systematic theology and spirituality at St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in New York. From 1995 to 2000 he was on the staff of Faith and Order at the WCC.
