AN ORTHODOX-PROTESTANT DIALOGUE, Apostolos Makrakis With this book every Orthodox Christian can learn all the incorrect opinions of the various Protestants that contradict Christ and the Holy Scriptures - and how to answer them in order to introduce them to the truth. It deals with errors regarding the Virgin Theotokos and her great honor, the honor and reverence given to the Saints and Angels, Holy Icons and their meanings, prayers for the sick and suffering and for the dead, incense, repetition of prayers such as "Lord have mercy," fasting, Holy Communion, triune baptism and infant baptism, and many other subjects. 127pp

$6.00 Paper (Orthodox Christian Education Society)

...AND THE BOAT MOVES ON THE WATERS: DISPATCHES FROM AN ECUMENICAL JOURNEY, His Holiness Karekin I; edited by Christopher H. Zakian Dedicated to the 50th Anniversary of The World Council of Churches, 1948-1998. At its inception in 1948, the World Council of Churches was heralded as a great step forward for the Christian ecumenical movement. Today, as churches around the globe celebrate its 50th anniversary, the WCC can look back on many remarkable achievements - yet finds itself adrift, and buffeted by waves of controversy. His Holiness Karekin I is in a unique position to assess this situation. The pontiff of the worldwide Armenian Church, whose minsitry has coincided with the life and growth of the World Council of Churches, is a voice of clarity and dynamism in ecclesiastical circles. Through the essays in this volume, His Holiness chronicles the ideals and hopes, no less than the obstacles, he has witnessed over the past several decades. To introduce the collection, he has contributed a new, personal memoir. Above all, his writings show how an ancient Christian tradition cano ffer wisdom and guidance to the modern ecumenical movement. 200pp

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ANGLICAN ORDERS: THE CENTENARY OF APOSTOLICAE CURAE, edited by William Franklin This review of the Apostolicae Curae presents six essays by American and British contributors, both Anglican and Roman Catholic, on the 100th anniversary of the papal condemnation of Anglican Orders. This book also includes the English tanslation of the original papal document and the Anglican response to it at the time. An introduction by R. William Franklin describes the history of the tensions between the two churches and the theological differences between them. Franklin helps the reader understand the relevance of these 100-year old documents to today's ecumenical concerns and hopes. The ecumenical dialogue between Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches - which fosters closer relations, mutual understanding of theological positions and possible reunification - has contributed greatly to the reopening of discussion. 155pp

$18.00 Paper (Morehouse Publishing)

ANGLICAN-ORTHODOX DIALOGUE, The Dublin Agreed Statement 1984 The Archbishop of Canterbury called the first series of Anglican-Orthodox conversations a 'spiritual summer,' and the Moscow Agreed Statement of 1976 'its first fruits.' Since then the Anglican-Orthodox Joint Doctrinal Commission has met regularly to explore each other's faith and to seek co-operation in mission and service. Despite major setbacks, especially over the unresolved question of the ordination of women to the priesthood in some Anglican provinces, the conversations have continued with a greater freshness and liveliness in recent years, focusing particularly on the central importance of prayer and its consequences for Christian life. The Dublin Agreed Statement, the rresult of eight years of discussions, reflects the emphasis on prayer and spirituality. There are important agreements on the mystery of the Church on faith in the Trinity, on prayer and holiness, and on worship and tradition. The controversial filioque clause is examined further, and ways of reconciling age old differences in approach are suggested. In a quite different area, the Commission asks for clarification of statements about universal primacy made in the ARCIC Final Report. The concluding epilogue summarizes the progess made since 1973 and notes the points of agreement and disagreement that have emerged. The importance of this statement is clear, and this book helps personal and group study. 73pp

$6.00 Paper (Saint Vladimir's Seminary Press)

APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION IN AN ECUMENICAL CONTEXT, by Thomas M. Kocik Apostolic succession makes it possible for the faith of Christ and the Church of the New Testament to exist even unto the consummation of the world. Where the varjious Churches stand on the matter of apostolic succession, as they study it in an ecumenical context with an eye to the union for which Christ prayed on the night before he died, is the subject of this compact but highly readable little book. "In this courageous journey towards unity," Pope John Paul II wrote in Ut Unum Sint, "the transparency and the prudence of faith... urge us to reject a half-hearted commitment [to the task]... and to uphold a vision of unity which takes account of all the demands of revealed truth... [not] settling for apparent solutions which would lead to no firm and solid results." The present work makes an invaluable contribution to this search for unity in truth. 182pp

$10.00 Paper (Alba House)

BAPTISM, EUCHARIST, AND MINISTRY (Faith and Order Paper Number 111 (33rd Printing), World Council of Churches The statement published here marks a major advance in the ecumenical journey. The result of a fifty-year process of study and consultation, this text on baptism, eucharist, and minsitry, represents the theological convergence that has been achieved, through decades of dialogue, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. 33pp

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BROKEN, YET NEVER SUNDERED: ORTHODOX WITNESS AND THE ECUMENICAL MOVEMENT, by Fr. Gregory Wingenbach Sets out to discover the authentic scriptural and traditional roots of the modern Ecumenical Movement and the basic guidelines for dialogue and contact amon divided Christians. The author successfully sets aside the notion that ecumenism is a modern phenomenon. His research indicates, on the contrary, that ecumenism has its roots in Scripture and in the Ancient Fathers of the Church, and that it constitutes an integral ministry of the Orthodox Church's evangelical mission. 184pp

$7.00 Paper (Holy Cross Orthodox Press)

BUILDING UNITY, 1988 (Ecumenical Documents, Volume IV), edited by Joseph Burgess and Jeffrey Gros, F.S.C. The most complete compendium of ecumenical documents produced in the United States, including conciliar and bilateral dialogues in which Roman Catholics have participated.

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CATHOLIC AND ECUMENICAL: HISTORY AND HOPE (Why the Catholic Church is Ecumenical and What She Is Doing About It.), by Frederick M. Bliss, S.M. Ecumenical consciousness has not always been part of the Catholic experience. Father Bliss traces how the concern for ecumenism came about - from uneasy tension to confidence in the true grace of catholicity. From the emergence of the medieval Papacy to Trent and the open spirit of Vatican II, the history of the Church continues to shape contemporary dialogue. Catholic and Ecumenical is a solid work that also gives an up-to-date and accurate view of Catholic participation in ecumenical dialogue among the churches and with people from other traditions. 224pp

$19.00 Paper (Sheed and Ward)

THE CHURCH AND THE CHURCHES: TOWARD AND ECUMENICAL ECCLESIOLOGY, by G.R. Evans "Ecumenism," paradoxically, lies at the storm center of much current theological thinking, no matter where you look: within Roman Catholicism, it takes a greatdeal to reconcile the hard and fast, pre-Vatican II understanding of "outside the Church, there is no salvation" and the Orientale Lumen and Ut Unum Sint of John Paul II; within Protestantism, the fulf yawns even further: proponents of Evangelicals and Catholics Together face a multitude of voices that virtually decry the Roman Church as the Whore of Babylon; and within Orthodoxy, can anyone who has taken the time fail to appreciate - to put it mildly - the vast difference in tone between, say, Bishopj Chrysostomos of Etna or Justin Popovich and. perhaps, a John Meyendorff or Olivier Clement? And yet, a dictum pronounced a few hundred years ago by Hugo Grotius (and quoted by Evans), stands a a warning to all: "The Lord acknowledges as his disciples only those who are peacemakers." For those for whom ecumenism is not a dead issue, or a code word for weakkneed compromise or minimalism - for those who would give equal weight to both elements of the commandment to "speak the truth in love," this book is an admirable resource. Evans, a scholar of repute with major studies of Augustine, Anselm, and the language of the Bible to her credit, offers a careful survey of both the history and the current state of the debate over the nature of the Church. Though more descriptive than prescriptive in emphasis, she constantly points to historical precedents for possible solutions tothe agonizing issues raised by heresy and schism, and is conversant with the ecclesiological positions of the major streams of tradition within Christendom. A better map of the current ecumenical terrain, we do not know. 329pp

$70.00 Cloth (Oxford University Press)

CHURCH UNITY AND THE PAPAL OFFICE: AN ECUMENICAL DIALOGUE ON JOHN PAUL'S Ut Unum Sint, edited by Carl E. Braaten and Robert W. Jenson 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. 173pp

$20.00 Paper (William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company)

THE FRAGMENTATION OF THE CHURCH AND ITS UNITY IN PEACEKEEPING, edited by Jeffrey Gros and John D. Rempel 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 address this crucial topic from the perspective of their own churches and explore pathways that could lead to the reconciliation of existing differences. Contributors: Lois Y. Barrett, Alexander Brunett, Murray W. Dempster, Donald F. Durnbaugh, John H. Erickson, Eric W. Gritsch, Jeffrey Gros, Paul Meyendorff, Laure Hersch Meyer, Thomas H. Olbricht, Thomas D. Paxson, Jr., James F. Puglisi, John D. Rempel, Alan P.F. Sell and Glen H. Stassen. 241pp

$25.00 Paper (William B. Eerdman's Publishing Company)

GROWTH IN AGREEMENT II: REPORTS AND AGREED STATEMENTS OF ECUMENICAL CONVERSATIONS ON A WORLD LEVEL, 1982-1998, edited by Jeffrey Gros, Harding Meyer, and William G. Rusch The last fifteen years have witnessed significant progress in the theological consensus of the world's Christian communities. Although still separated along demominational lines, the principal Christian churches have engaged in ongoing discussions in an effort to understand and reconcile their differences. This comprehensive volume collects the reports resulting from bilateral talks between churches on a world level in the period from 1982 to 1998. All of these talks were official encounters by authorized representatives of the churches, and nearly all of the dialogues focused on doctrinal matters. Growth in Agreement II makes the results of these landmark talks available, allowing readers from all communions to participate in the current state of ecumenical dialogue and join the effort to enhance a meaningful united fellowship of Christians. 956pp

$45.00 Paper (William B. Eerdman's Publishing Company)