ISBN10: 0313306060, ISBN13: 9780313306068, [publisher: ABC-Clio, Incorporated] Hardcover pp. xii + 274
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ISBN10: 0313306060, ISBN13: 9780313306068, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Westport] Hardcover Hardcover. What is Ecumenism? How and when did it start? What are its goals and how will they affect the future of the Christian churches? This book answers these questions and examines the remarkable story of new encounters between Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Anglican, Old Catholic, and most Protestant churches. Most of these churches have been divided for centuries over issues of theology, faith, and practice. Ecumenism seeks to reconcile these differences and to bring the churches together into a new unity based on their commonalities and their understanding of Christian faith. Here, FitzGerald traces the history of the churches and their divisions and focuses on the ways in which the Ecumenical movement began and the efforts that have been made to assist the churches in overcoming age-old strife, animosity, and misunderstanding.For centuries, Christian churches have remained divided over their doctrinal differences, but beginning in the late nineteenth century, churches and their members slowly began to emerge from their isolation. They began to abandon competition, mistrust, and misunderstanding in an effort to seek out their common interests and faith through meetings and organizations meant to bring them together. The encounters between the churches led to proposals for common prayers for unity, and for common witness in society. While not without difficulty, ...

ISBN10: 0313306060, ISBN13: 9780313306068, [publisher: Praeger] Hardcover
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Westport, CT Praeger 2000 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 288 p. Contributions to the Study of Religion,, 72.

Praeger 2004 Hard cover Fair Heavy highlighting on a few pages toward the front. Otherwise clean pages. Minor wear to cover. Some shelf wear. No dust jacket (as issued? ). Binding is tight. Satisfaction guaranteed.