The Fragmentation of the Church and Its Unity in PeacemakingJeffrey Gros, John D. Rempel The Gospel Places Peacemaking at the center of Christian identity. Over the centuries, however, churches have divided over the role and place of the peacemaking imperative in their lives and teachings. This volume offers deep ecumenical discussion of the relationship of the church to its peacemaking mission from the standpoints of history and the contemporary context. Contributors representing ten major faith traditions -- Lois Y. Barrett, Alexander Brunett, Murray W. Dempster, Donald F. Durnbaugh, John H. Erickson, Eric W. Gritsch, Jeffrey Gros, Paul Meyendorff, Lauree Hersch Meyer, Thomas H. Olbricht, Thomas D. Paxson Jr., James F. Puglisi, John D. Rempel, Alan P. F. Sell, and Glen H. Stassen -- address this crucial topic from the perspective of their own churches and explore paths that could lead to the reconciliation of existing differences. |
Contents
A Lutheran Perspective | 16 |
The Unity of the Church and the Christian | 34 |
An Orthodox Peace Witness? | 48 |
Catholic Commitments to Peace Unity and Dialogue | 87 |
The Peace Testimony of the Religious Society of Friends | 103 |
Some Reformed Approaches to the Peace Question | 119 |
The Case of the Assemblies of God | 137 |
The Fragmentation of the Church and Its Unity | 166 |
Baptists as Peacemakers | 184 |
The Peace Heritage of the Churches of Christ | 196 |
The Fragmentation of the Church and Its Unity | 220 |
Contributors 118 | 228 |
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| Title | The Fragmentation of the Church and Its Unity in Peacemaking |
| Editors | Jeffrey Gros, John D. Rempel |
| Publisher | Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2001 |
| ISBN | 0802847455, 9780802847454 |
| Length | 230 pages |
| Subjects | › › Religion / Christian Theology / Ecclesiology |
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