That They May All Be One
Celebrating the World Communion of Reformed Churches
Published on 2. June 2010
200 pages
978-1-61164-093-9 (ISBN)
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To mark the historic 2010 union of two Reformed bodies of churches--the World Alliance of Refored Churches and the Reformed Ecumenical council--more than twenty-five revered pastors, theologians, and ecumenists contributed essays for this volume. These writings celebrate what it means to live in unity and communion in the twenty-first century and stress the importance of ecumenism in working for mission and justice.
Among the many noted contributors are Jane Dempsey Douglass, Michael Kinnamon, Samuel Kobia, Setri Nyomi, Ofelia Ortega, Gradye Parsons, and Iain Torrance.
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- About the Contributors
- Greetings from World Church Leaders
- Editor's Preface
- Abbreviations
- Part 1: Missio Dei and Missa Ecclesiae: On Mission
- Chapter 1 - Koinonia and Mission: RICHARD L. VAN HOUTEN
- Chapter 2 - Never Let a Crisis Go to Waste: SCOTT D. ANDERSON
- Chapter 3 - The Joy of Growing Old: OFELIA ORTEGA
- Chapter 4 - Rediscovering Missio Dei: A Challenge to the Churches: HIS HOLINESS ARAM I, CATHOLICOS OF CILICIA
- Chapter 5 - Funding and Faithfulness: The Political Economy of Christian Mission: PHILIP L. WICKERI
- Chapter 6 - With All of Our Mind: The Mission of Theological Education in the Reformed Tradition: CYNTHIA M. CAMPBELL
- Chapter 7 - When Mission and Justice Embrace: HUNTER FARRELL
- Chapter 8 - Silence in Heaven for About Half an Hour: The Eschatological Dimension of Mission: DOUWE VISSER
- Part 2: Covenanting for Justice in the Economy and the Earth: On Justice
- Chapter 9 - The Accra Confession as a Resource for Transformation: SETRI NYOMI
- Chapter 10 - Building a 21st-century Beloved Community: Using Reformed Bricks and the Mortar of Justice: BERNICE POWELL JACKSON
- Chapter 11 - The Politics of Power: Negotiating North-South Tensions over Empire and Economics: REBECCA TODD PETERS
- Chapter 12 - The King Is Naked: A Voice of Passion in the Cause of Justice: ROBERTO JORDAN
- Chapter 13 - Living Faithfully in the Context of Empire: Challenges and Opportunities: OMEGA BULA
- Part 3: Oikumeno and Koinonia: On Ecumenism
- Chapter 14 - A Gift from Islam: "A Common Word between Us and You" and the Lessons from Interfaith Dialogue Today: IAIN TORRANCE
- Chapter 15 - The Body Lies Bleeding: Wounds of the Divided Church: JOSEPH D. SMALL
- Chapter 16 - Reflections on Ecumenism in the Calvin Year: JANE DEMPSEY DOUGLASS
- Chapter 17 - The Ecumenical Stance of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.): The Nature of the Unity We Seek: ANNA CASE-WINTERS
- Chapter 18 - Christian Unity in the 21st Century: EUGENE TURNER
- Chapter 19 - Unity: Gift and Demand: LEW LANCASTER
- Chapter 20 - Political Advocacy as a Dimension of Ecumenism: MICHAEL KINNAMON
- Chapter 21 - The Ecumenical Significance of the World Communion of Reformed Churches: WESLEY GRANBERG-MICHAELSON
- Part 4: For Such a Time as This: New Directions in Ecumenism and Mission
- Chapter 22 - World Communion Sunday 2020: GRADYE PARSONS
- Chapter 23 - What's the Point?: KATHLEEN COOK OWENS
- Chapter 24 - Ecumenical Formation from a Layperson's Perspective: The Prodigal Presbyterian: EDWARD CHAN
- Chapter 25 - You, Me, and Us: Young Adults and the Future of Christian Diversity: AIMEE MOISO
- Chapter 26 - Whenever You Eat This Bread and Drink This Cup: Being a Communion of Churches: NEAL D. PRESA
- Afterword: A New Bond in a Higher Calling: Clifton Kirkpatrick and Christian Unity: SAMUEL KOBIA
- Epilogue: A Future for the Reformed Movement Worldwide?: CLIFTON KIRKPATRICK
- Appendix 1: Biographical Outline of Clifton Kirkpatrick
- Appendix 2: The Accra Confession: Covenanting for Justice in the Economy and the Earth
- Notes
