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Receptive Ecumenism asks not what other churches can learn from us,
but 'what can we learn and receive with integrity from our
ecclesial others?' Since the publication of Receptive Ecumenism and
the Call to Catholic Learning: Exploring a Way for Contemporary
Ecumenism (OUP, 2008), this fresh ecumenical strategy has been
adopted, critiqued, and developed in different Christian
traditions, and in local, national, and international settings,
including the most recent bilateral dialogue of the Anglican-Roman
Catholic International Commission (ARCIC III). The thirty-eight
chapters in this new volume, by academics, church leaders, and
ecumenical practitioners who have adopted and adapted Receptive
Ecumenism in various ecclesial and cultural contexts, show how
Receptive Ecumenism has grown and matured. Part One demonstrates
how Receptive Ecumenism itself is capable of being received with
integrity into very different ecclesiologies and ecclesial
traditions. In Part Two, this approach to transformative ecumenical
learning is applied to some recurrent ecclesial problems, such as
the understanding and practice of ministry, revealing new insights
and practical opportunities. Part Three examines the potential and
challenges for Receptive Ecumenism in different international
settings. Part Four draws on scripture, hermeneutics, and
pneumatology to offer critical reflection on how Receptive
Ecumenism itself implements transformative ecclesial learning.
Addressing the 70th Anniversary of the World Council of Churches,
Archbishop Justin Welby, said that 'One of the most important of
recent ecumenical developments has been the concept of "Receptive
Ecumenism"'. This volume provides an indispensable point of
reference for understanding and applying that concept in the life
of the Christian churches today.
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