Malines: Continuing the Conversations
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The Malines Conversations are often described as a precursor to the theological dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion initiated after the Second Vatican Council.
The fruit of a friendship between a French priest and an English aristocrat, Cardinal Mercier's initial invitation in 1921 to a group of thinkers from both communions led to several rounds of discussion focused on issues that have long divided Catholics and Anglicans.
Since 2013, an informal and international group of Anglican and Catholic friends, known as the Malines Conversations Group, has been meeting annually for discussion and fellowship.
This volume represents the fruit of some of these conversations. The informal nature of the group allows for wide-ranging interrogation of diverse topics. The discussions acted as a kind of theological laboratory, enabling us to explore afresh some of the issues at stake both between and within our churches.
This volume of essays includes contributions from sacramental theologians, liturgists, ecclesiologists, historians and philosophers. Most are actively involved in Christian ministry.
Interspersed throughout are very short reflections from other theologians and Church leaders who have participated in the conversations as guests over the last decade.
In the words of Rowan Williams' epilogue, the hope and prayer of the contributors is that 'this celebration and exploration of the heritage of Malines [might] give us again the grace of being surprised by the gift of Catholic communion.'
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Bernard Longley ix
Introduction
The Malines Conversations Group:
Approaching division and communion through the
lens of the reality of life and the truth of faith
Thomas Pott, O.S.B. 1
Part I
The Background: Principles and Method
1 The Malines Conversations: Re-opening the path to unity 11
Nicholas Sagovsky
2 Revisiting Biblical narratives: How can Scripture inspire us for work and life today? 21
Cyrille Vael, O.S.B.
3 Learning lessons from Liturgical Theology 41
Joris Geldhof
Interlude: Brian Farrell: A focus on the whole Church as a source of inspiration 49
Part II
The Journey: Reading the Signs of the Times
4 Ecclesial, social, and historical developments from
the Malines Conversations to today 53
5 Taking stock of the present situation of our churches 69
Keith F. Pecklers, S.J.
6 Taking Stock of the present situation of our churches 2: Overcoming the difficulties 85
Jeremy Morris
7 Humanity, Society and Church: Reading the Signs of the Times 101
Cyrille Vael, O.S.B.
Interlude: Gordon Lathrop: Notes on Liturgy and Ecumenism from a Lutheran 115
Part III
The Horizon: Shared Sacramentality
8 'Unveiling Mysterion': Reanimating the sacrament by rooting it back into its own soil 119
Thomas Pott, O.S.B.
9 Sanctification of memory and the disclosing of the Holy City 131
Michael Nai Chiu Poon
10 Ordination in the Church of England: Theology and practice in the Common Worship Ordinal 141
David Stancliffe
11 The celebration of the Sacrament of Ordination in the Roman Catholic Church
Joris Geldhof 153
Interlude: Simon Jones: Not-nothingness: The reality of life and Holy Order in the light of Apostolicae Curae and Saepius Officio 163
Part IV
The First Step: Healing Memories
12 History and Apostolicae curae: The limitations of its historical starting point
Thomas O'Loughlin 167
13 Exploring Sorores in Spe: A hermeneutic of hope 187
James Hawkey and Joris Geldhof
14 'Sisters in Hope of the Resurrection': A Fresh Response to the Condemnation of Anglican Orders (1896) 201
Epilogue: Rowan Williams 225
List of Contributors 229
List of Members of the Malines Conversations Group 233
