Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable.
Synopsis
Church Unity and the Papal Office provides the first theological and ecumenical response to Pope John Paul II's encyclical Ut Unum Sint ("That All May Be One"). Scholars representing Anglican, Orthodox, Lutheran, Methodist, and Evangelical churches offer fresh perspectives on this pivotal document calling for a "patient and fraternal dialogue" concerning the ministry of the papal office in the service of church unity. Contributors: Carl E. Braaten Edward Idris Cardinal Cassidy Brian E. Daley, S.J. Joseph-Augustine DiNoia, O.P. Robert W. Jenson Richard J. Mouw Stephen W. Sykes Geoffrey Wainwright George Weigel David S. Yeago
Table of Contents
Ut unum sint in ecumenical perspective / Edward Idris Cardinal Cassidy -- The ministry of primacy and the communion of churches / Brian E. Daley -- The papacy and power: an anglican perspective / Stephen W. Sykes -- Ut unum sint in light of "faith and order", or "faith and order" in light of Ut unum sint? / Geoffrey Wainwright -- The papal office and the burdens of history: a Lutheran view / David S. Yeago -- The problem of authority in evangelical Christianity / Richard J. Mouw -- The church's teaching authority and the call for democracy in North Atlantic Catholicism / George Weigel -- Ecumenism and the new evangelization in Ut unum sint / Joseph Autgustin DeNaoia.