Ecumenism Today

Contents: Introduction: the universal church and the ecumenical movement, Christopher Asprey; Part I Theological Ecumenism: Stumbling upon Peter? The question of the Church in contemporary ecumenical dialogue, Philip G. Ziegler; Ut unum sint: some cross-bench Anglican reflections, John B. Webster; De Lubac, Ratzinger and von Balthasar: a communal adventure in ecclesiology, Francesca Aran Murphy; Watch and pray: a reflection on the meaning of Ut, Susan Frank Parsons. Part II Ecumenical Theology: Section 1 Unity and Schism: The myth of schism, David Bentley Hart; The basis of Christian unity, Donald McLeod; Section 2 Authority: The ecumenical meaning of the Petrine ministry, Charles Morerod OP; A communion of love and the primacy of Peter: reflections from the Armenian church, Vigen Guroian; A reformed Papacy: the treatment of Papal primacy in the Worms Book (1540), Nicholas J. Thompson; Section 3 Eucharist: All change: eucharist is key, Peter Donald; Ecclesiastical communion: in dialogue with Calvinism, Eric Puosi. Epilogue: Persecution and Theological Ecumenism: United we stand, divided we fall: is persecution against Christians breaking down the walls between churches?, John Pontifex; Persecution and ecumenism, Robin Gibbons; Index of names.