Church and Communion - 9780813234632

Church and CommunionAn Introduction to Ecumenical Theology, Second Edition\nAuthor(s): Philip Goyret, Joseph Thomas\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: The Catholic University of America Press, United States\nImprint: The Catholic University of America Press\nISBN-13: 9780813234632, 978-0813234632\nSynopsis\nThis book is about ecumenism, from a Catholic point of view. The first part, chapters 1 and 2, describe the history of divisions within the Church, as well as of the efforts to bring about Christian unity. The second part examines Ecumenism from a systematic theological perspective.\n\nThis first part takes into account the different factors that led to definitive ruptures within the Church, which usually are not only theological. The text gives useful information about what happened after the respective divisions as well as about the various attempts to restore unity, the development of the Ecumenical Movement in the 20th Century, and the current situation of ecumenical dialogue with.