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Church laws and ecumenism : a new path for Christian unity / edited by Norman Doe.
Doe, Norman editor.
2021
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Title
Church laws and ecumenism : a new path for Christian unity / edited by Norman Doe.
Published
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.
Call Number
KB164 .C48 2021
ISBN
9780367540586 hardback
0367540584 hardback
9780367540609 paperback
0367540606 paperback
9781003084273 ebook
9781000192872 ePub ebook
9781000192834 PDF ebook
9781000192858 Mobipocket ebook
Description
xvi, 305 pages ; 24 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)1151504203
Summary
"The ecumenical movement, with its historical theological focus, has failed to-date to address the role of church law in shaping relations between churches and fostering greater mutual understanding between them. In turn, theologians and jurists from the different traditions have not hitherto worked together on a fully ecumenical appreciation of the potential value of church laws to help, and sometimes to hinder, the achievement of greater Christian unity. This book seeks to correct this ecumenical church law deficit. It takes account of the recent formulation by an ecumenical panel of a Statement of Principles of Christian Law which has been welcomed by Pope Francis and the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, leader of the Orthodox Church worldwide, as recognizing the importance of canon law for ecumenical dialogue. This book, therefore, provides not only the fruits of an understanding of church laws within ten Christian traditions, but critically evaluates the Statement against the laws of these individual ecclesial communities"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series
Law and religion (Series) (Routledge (Firm))
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Online version: Church laws and ecumenism Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020. 9781003084273 (DLC) 2020017541
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Doe, Norman editor.
Foreword / John Witte, Jr
Introduction / Norman Doe
The evolution of the principles of Christian law / Norman Doe
Roman Catholic canon law / Aidan McGrath and Robert Ombres
The Eastern Catholic Churches / Astrid Kaptijn
The Orthodox canonical tradition / Nikos Maghioros
The Anglican canonical tradition / Mark Hill
A Lutheran perspective / Andreas Henriksen Aarflot
Methodist law and discipline / John A. Harrod
Reformed church order / Leon van den Broeke
The Presbyterian tradition / John Chalmers
Baptist church polity / Paul Goodliff
Pentecostal church polity / Paul Rochester
The polity of the United and Uniting Churches / Leo J. Koffeman
Conclusion / Grand Ecclesiarch Aetios (Dimitrios Nikiforos)
Appendix I. Faith and Order Commission and church law
Appendix II. Statement of Principles of Christian Law.

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