Growth in Agreement III

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ISBN: 9780802862297 | 0802862292
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Copyright: 1/3/2008

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This volume contains the official dialogue results and common statements issued between 1998 and 2005 by an astonishingly wide range of Christian churches and communions. Reflected here are the solid advances made by well-established dialogue partners, as well as explorations in dialogue by churches new to the dialogue process at world level. Also included is the ecclesiology text adopted by WCC member churches at their assembly in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Part A
Eastern Orthodox-Oriental Orthodox Dialogue
A Synodal and Patriarchal Letter: Patriarch Ignatius IV of the Greek Antiochian Church and Patriarch Ignatius Zakka Iwas of the Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch	p. 2
Communique: Joint Commission of the Theological Dialogue between the Orthodox Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches	p. 4
Memorandum of Convergences between the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Patriarchate of Ethiopia	p. 8
Pastoral Agreement between the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa	p. 10
Lutheran-Orthodox Joint Commission Common Statements
Authority in and of the Church: The Ecumenical Councils	p. 12
Authority in and of the Church: Understanding of Salvation in the Light of the Ecumenical Councils	p. 15
Authority in and of the Church: Salvation: Grace, Justification and Synergy	p. 19
The Mystery of the Church: Word and Sacraments (Mysteria) in the Life of the Church	p. 23
The Mystery of the Church: Mysteria/Sacraments as Means of Salvation	p. 26
The Mystery of the Church: Baptism and Chrismation as Sacraments of Initiation into the Church	p. 29
Anglican-Oriental Orthodox Dialogue
Common Declaration: Archbishop George Carey and Catholicos Aram	p. 33
Agreed Statement on Christology	p. 35
Reformed-Oriental Orthodox Dialogue
Report of the International Theological Dialogue between the Oriental Orthodox Family of Churches and the World Alliance of Reformed Churches 1993-2001	p. 39
Part B
Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue
The Gift of Authority: Authority in the Church III	p. 60
Mary: Grace and Hope in Christ	p. 82
Communion in Mission	p. 113
Action Plan to Implement Communion in Mission	p. 116
Disciples-Roman Catholic Dialogue
Receiving and Handing on the Faith: The Mission and Responsibility of the Church	p. 121
Methodist-Roman Catholic Dialogue
Speaking the Truth in Love: Teaching Authority among Catholics and Methodists	p. 138
Eastern Orthodox-Roman Catholic Dialogue
Joint Declaration: Pope John Paul II and Patriarch Teoctist	p. 177
Common Declaration: Pope John Paul II and Patriarch Teoctist	p. 179
Common Declaration: Pope John Paul II and His Beatitude Christodoulos, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece	p. 182
Common Declaration on Environmental Ethics: Pope John Paul II and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I	p. 184
Common Declaration: Pope John Paul II and Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople	p. 187
Oriental Orthodox-Roman Catholic Dialogue
Common Declaration: Pope John Paul II and Catholicos Aram I Keshishian	p. 190
Statement on the Synod of Diamper, A.D. 1599: Roman Catholic Church and Malankara Orthodox Church	p. 193
Common Declaration: His Holiness John Paul II and His Holiness Karekin II	p. 195
Assyrian Church of the East/Chaldean Church-Roman Catholic Dialogue
Guidelines for Admission to the Eucharist between the Chaldean Church and the Assyrian Church of the East	p. 197
Mennonite-Roman Catholic Dialogue
Called Together To Be Peace-makers	p. 206
Evangelical-Roman Catholic Dialogue
Church, Evangelization and the Bonds of Koinonia	p. 268
Part C
Adventist-Reformed Dialogue
Report of the International Theological Dialogue	p. 296
African Instituted-Reformed Dialogue
Dialogue between the Organization of African Instituted Churches and the World Alliance of Reformed Churches	p. 306
Final Report on the Dialogue between the African Independent or Instituted Churches and the World Alliance of Reformed Churches	p. 310
Anglican-Baptist Dialogue
Conversations around the World: Report of the International Conversations between the Anglican Communion and the Baptist World Alliance	p. 319
Anglican-Lutheran Dialogue
Growth in Communion	p. 375
Baptist-Mennonite Dialogue
Baptist World Alliance-Mennonite World Conference Theological Conversations	p. 426
Lutheran-Reformed Dialogue
Called to Communion and Common Witness	p. 449
Pentecostal-Reformed Dialogue
Word and Spirit, Church and World: Final Report of the International Pentecostal-Reformed Dialogue 1996-2000	p. 477
Part D
World Council of Churches and Roman Catholic Church
Eighth Report of the Joint Working Group	p. 500
"Inspired by the Same Vision": Roman Catholic Participation in National and Regional Councils of Churches	p. 531
Ecclesiological and Ecumenical Implications of a Common Baptism	p. 559
The Nature and Purpose of Ecumenical Dialogue	p. 587
Part E
World Council of Churches
Called to Be the One Church: The Porto Alegre Ecclesiology Text	p. 606
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