Ecumenism and Theological Convergence: A Comparative Analysis of Edinburgh 1910 and the Lausanne Movement." This thesis evaluates the Edinburgh 1910 World Mission Conference, the ecumenism that flowed from Edinburgh 1910, and its relationship to the ecumenical trends that exist within the Lausanne movement. Additionally, this thesis determines how ecumenism has attributed to a theological convergence, and then examines the impact of such theological convergence on the global church through parachurch organizations. It begins by laying the foundation for any theological convergence that existed at Edinburgh 1910. It then examines ecumenism within the Lausanne movement, theological significance of ecumenism, and its impact on the global church. Finally, the thesis explores the theological convergence within select parachurch organizations since Lausanne 1974 and analyzes the impact of theological convergence on the global church. The researcher of this thesis has surveyed several sources to determine the originality of this topic through search engines World Cat, World Cat Dissertations, Dissertations, Article First, ATLA Religion, Humanities Index, Humanities Abstract, Christian Periodical Index, Worldscope, and also significant works about Lausanne 1974. The search revealed nothing substantial concerning Lausanne’s impact on the Global Church through parachurch organizations, the researcher deems this thesis to be an original work. / Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology / D. Th. (Missiology)Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-25T19:20:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 inez.pdf: 3302158 bytes, checksum: 49f159268867f2e50af0c92c607d6359 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005-06-03 / The Christian churches, mainly the historical ones have, in the ecumenical dialog, the opportunity to live their faith, and to profess, in a non pre-conceptual manner, without proselytism and with the conviction that the God revelation as Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Ghost) is not restrict to any church exclusively. The theme ecumenism remains vital nowadays due to the cultural and religious plurality present in our society. The investigation s object of this work is the Movimento Ecumênico do Município (MEM) of São José dos Campos SP Vale do Paraíba region. Be part of this movement mainly the historical Christian churches, but are also present the Pentecostal and even the Neo-Pentecostal churches. This research had the objective to study the MEM in the period from 1999 to 2001, between clergy and laymen of the historical churches, focusing on the advances, difficulties, directions and the perspectives from this movement. In this analysis, I detected three ecumenical dialog models: theological-doctrinal ecumenism, institutional celebrative ecumenism and practical ecumenism. The work proposes to find possible solutions for the advances on the ecumenical dialog. The hypothesis is that maybe there is a deficiency of this advance on the ecumenical dialog due to the lack of a common ideal, i.e., lack of a united social action, which would characterize the Christians as authentic. The theoretical structure was based on studies of protestant and catholic theologians who approach the inter-clerical dialog, as well as information and positions from many churches and ecumenical organisms. For the churches historic that belong to MEM, as well as to discover their real difficulties, was accomplished interviews and research in the churches and municipal registry offices. The research, done under a scientific vision, can favor the comprehension that the true ecumenism begins through a concrete action, or, in other words, through practicing the Gospel. This process can lead the ecumenical movement to achieve its objective: the unity on the diversity for the world to believe . Therefore, it leads to the expansion of MEM in the region that belongs to and also its results can be projected in the environments on which is proposed this unity on the diversity / As igrejas cristãs, principalmente históricas, têm, no diálogo ecumênico, a oportunidade de viverem sua fé e a professarem, de maneira não preconceituosa, sem proselitismo e com a convicção de que a revelação de Deus como Trindade (Pai, Filho e Espírito Santo) não está restrita a nenhuma igreja de forma exclusiva. O tema ecumenismo continua imprescindível nos tempos atuais devido à pluralidade cultural e religiosa presente em nossa sociedade. O objeto de investigação deste trabalho é o Movimento Ecumênico do Município (MEM) de São José dos Campos-SP, região do Vale do Paraíba. Fazem parte desse movimento principalmente as Igrejas Cristãs Históricas, mas há também presença de Igrejas Pentecostais e até Neopentecostais. Esta pesquisa objetivou estudar o MEM, no período de 1999 a 2001, entre clero e leigos das Igrejas históricas, focalizando os avanços, as dificuldades, os caminhos e as perspectivas desse movimento. Nesta análise, constatei três modelos de diálogo ecumênico: ecumenismo teológico-doutrinal, ecumenismo institucional celebrativo e ecumenismo prático. O trabalho propõe encontrar possíveis soluções para o avanço do Diálogo Ecumênico. A hipótese é a de que, talvez, falte este avanço no diálogo ecumênico em função da ausência de um ideal em comum, ou seja, falta ação social em conjunto, que caracterizaria a autenticidade dos cristãos. A estrutura teórica foi baseada em estudos de teólogos protestantes e católicos que abordam o diálogo intereclesial, bem como informações e posicionamentos de diversas igrejas e organismos ecumênicos. Para o histórico das Igrejas que pertencem ao MEM, bem como para descobrir suas reais dificuldades, foram realizadas entrevistas e pesquisa nas Igrejas e em cartórios do município. Essa pesquisa pode favorecer a compreensão de que o verdadeiro ecumenismo se inicia pela ação concreta, ou, dito de outra forma, pela prática do Evangelho. Esse processo pode levar o próprio movimento ecumênico a atingir o seu objetivo: a unidade na diversidade para que o mundo creia . Logo, leva a expansão do MEM para a região da qual faz parte, podendo seu resultado ser projetado nos ambientes nos quais se propõe essa unidade na diversidade

1900-talets sista fyra decennier innebar stora förändringar för kyrkorna i såväl globalt som lokalt perspektiv. Två rörelser inom kristenheten spelade stor roll för utvecklingen: den ekumeniska rörelsen och den karismatiska rörelsen. Mötet mellan de etablerade kyrkorna och framför allt den karismatiska förnyelserörelsen var inte enkelt. Tonläget mellan dem var tidvis högt. Under 1980- och 90-talen skadades relationer mellan både människor och organisationer vid sådana möten. Förutom personlig och kollektiv sorg har detta inneburit en dränering av resurser. Denna studies syfte är att utifrån ett ecklesiologiskt perspektiv undersöka vad som sker i mötet mellan en förnyelserörelse och kyrkorna i en lokal ekumenisk kontext, samt under vilka förutsättningar mötet leder till enhet eller splittring. De aktörer som studien intresserar sig för är (1) förnyelserörelsen med dess företrädare, (2) församlingarna med dess ämbetsbärare, samt (3) samfundsledningar och -ledare på stifts-, distrikts- och nationell nivå. I studien söks mönster i deras handlande, samt vilka konsekvenser dessa får för mötet mellan förnyelserörelsen och de etablerade kyrkorna på orten. Aktörernas förmåga att bedriva ett aktivt försoningsarbete förefaller vara en viktig faktor när det gäller sambandet mellan förnyelserörelser, splittring och enhet. Ett delsyfte är därför också att undersöka förutsättningarna för och förekomsten av försoningsprocesser, samt vilken metodik som använts. Studien görs utifrån ett lokalt ekumeniskt perspektiv på förnyelserörelsens möte med kyrkan. Explicit undersöks den ekumeniska utvecklingen i Uddevalla i mötet med främst den karismatiska förnyelserörelsen under tidsperioden 1975-2000. / During the last four decades of the 1900’s, the churches in Sweden faced major changes, both from a national and a local perspective. Two movements within Christianity played a major role in this development: the ecumenical movement and the charismatic movement. The encounters between the established churches and, in particular, the charismatic renewal movement was, however, not always friction-free. At times, they were quite belligerent. As a result, many relations between people and organisations were damaged, during the 80’s and 90’s. In addition to personal and collective grief, this implied a significant drain of resources. The aim of this study is to examine, from an ecclesiological perspective, what happens in the encounter between a renewal movement and churches in a local ecumenical context, and to highlight under what conditions these meetings lead to unity and division, respectively. The actors of interest to this study are (1) the renewal movement with its upholders, (2) the churches, with its ministers, and (3) leaders at district and national levels. The aim is to find patterns in their behaviour, as well as the consequences of these for the encounters between the renewal movement and the established churches in the area. The participants' ability to engage in active reconciliation appears to be an important factor, determining the direction of the correlation between renewal movements in relation to division and unity. A part of the aim is therefore also to examine the conditions and the occurrence of reconciliation processes, as well as the methodology used. The study is made from a local ecumenical perspective on the meeting between the renewal movement and the church. More specifically, the ecumenical development in Uddevalla, during its meeting with the charismatic renewal movement the years 1975-2000, is examined.

Depuis l’origine du christianisme, l’unité de l’Église fondée sur la foi, le culte et la communion hiérarchique avec le successeur de Pierre est confrontée à des dissensions doctrinales ou disciplinaires qui entraînent parfois des ruptures institutionnelles. Aujourd’hui, les catholiques peinent à parler d’une seule voix sur des thèmes essentiels, tandis que le dialogue œcuménique tarde à restaurer l’unité parfaite entre chrétiens. Ces deux problématiques sont abordées à la lumière de l’histoire. A travers un long parcours chronologique qui mène le lecteur de l’Antiquité à l’époque contemporaine, cette étude évoque les solutions doctrinales, canoniques et pastorales mises en œuvre au fil des siècles pour résoudre les crises qui ont surgi dans l’Église, puis répond à trois questions en lien avec l’actualité. Que faire pour éviter de nouvelles ruptures dans l’Église ? Comment réagir face aux situations conflictuelles ? Quel chemin emprunter pour réconcilier les chrétiens ? Si la promotion de l’unité réclame audace et courage, elle ne saurait être envisagée en dehors de la vérité révélée par le Christ et de la tradition. / Ever since the inception of Christianity, the Church’s unity based on faith, worship and hierarchical communion with Peter’s successor has been faced with doctrinal or disciplinary dissents which entail institutional severances at times. Today, Catholics have difficulty speaking with one voice about essential questions, while at the same time the ecumenical dialogue is late inrestoring perfect unity between Christians. Those two sets of problems are tackled here in the light of history. Leading the reader on a long chronological path from Antiquity to modern times, this study examines the doctrinal, canonical and pastoral solutions applied along the centuries in order to deal with the crises arising inside the Church ; then it answers three questions in connection with present circumstances : What should be done to avoid new severances within the Church? How to react in front of conflictual situations? What way should be followed to reconcile Christians? While it takes courage and boldness to promote unity, the latter cannot be contemplated outside the truth revealed by Christ and tradition.

Amen is the Hebrew word best known and most widely used in world religions even today. Its importance as a meaningful expression throughout biblical texts is given thorough study as well as its transmission throughout religious history. It has been transliterated and integrated into the prayers and liturgy of about every Christian church. In this thesis amen is traced down to its usage in Old Testament texts selected according to their liturgical setting. After examining the three sets of texts, progressive development stages have been produced. The first text of Deuteronomy 27 was basically a ceremony of civil nature for a Covenant commitment. All tribes of Israel were present and the amen response was stipulated to confirm their allegiance to Yahweh and to acknowledge the curses threatened. The second stage in the development of amen in Old Testament worship is an expected, not stipulated response to answer a doxology or a prayer. At this stage amen was pronounced by the worshipping congregation in cultic situations in general, particularly in the Psalms. A third and more developed liturgical response can be found in the spontaneous double amen spoken by the returnees from exile gathered for the reading of the Law session at Nehemiah's time. Amen had become a thriving force and a joyful outburst - not demanded, not simply expected, but spontaneous in the believers' response to Yahweh's guidance and love. The New Testament and Christians of all times inherited and adopted the same Hebrew word and sound of amen as confirmation and praise. A proposal is made in this study to set amen as a causal connection with the One who loved mankind first. The proposed derivation of amen from the Hiphil Imperative remits its origin to a causative plea, and persuades people to believe in what they have just heard or said, namely, that Jesus Christ is God's amen for the salvation of all mankind. Christians of all times and places should join in the praise of God through the same faith in His Amen. Thus amen becomes a binding concept for ecumenical understanding. / Biblical and Ancient Studies / D. Th. (Old Testament)

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-03T12:20:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Suzel Magalhaes.pdf: 868719 bytes, checksum: 9e018992f176b05fd93b122cdb3f6b72 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-03-09 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The Expositor Cristão, which is the official newspaper of the Methodist Church in Brazil, started in 1886, with what could be called an ecumenic proposition: it´s first name, Methodista Catholico (Catholic Methodist), uncovers the desire for universalism, as shown in the first number editorial. It´s creator, a north american missionary called John James Ransom intended a non sectarian doctrinarian and orientational newspaper, in accordance with the wesleyan tradition. But the Methodista Catholico had a short life: within less than a year it became the Expositor Cristão. The brazilian religious field was then under an apologetic controversy, with the insertion of mission protestantism, from anglo-saxon origin, opposing the Roman Catholicism. The name of the newborn newspaper was one more victim of the confrontations. This work put itself to evaluate how the newspaper treated the question of ecumenism since this period until the entry of the Methodist Church in the CONIC, National Council of Christian Churches, at the beginning of the decade of 1980. The research found that the deep rooted anti catholicism in brazilian Methodism at it´s prime never disappeared completely. Also realised that the Methodism was not immune to the conflicts that existed among the denominations of the evangelical world. In spite of the well acknowledged pioneering of the Methodist church in creating brazilian ecumenic organisations, ecumenism always faced internal barriers, more or less disguised. The newspaper Expositor Cristão, created to be a medium of information and doctrinarian formation, not always showed with the necessary clarity which meaning the Methodist Church confer to the word ecumenism and how the Church practices it. In some moments, the coexistence between ecumenism and anti ecumenism in the heart of the methodist field was not brought under the light of the debates of the newspaper, but remained hidden due to omissions and ambivalences. This is what this work could notice from a qualitative evaluation of the newspaper content´s.(AU) / O jornal Expositor Cristão, órgão oficial da Igreja Metodista no Brasil, nasceu em 1886, com uma proposta que se poderia chamar de ecumênica: seu primeiro nome, Methodista Catholico, revela o desejo de universalidade, confirmado pelo editorial de estréia. Seu criador, o missionário norte-americano John James Ransom, pretendia um veículo de orientação doutrinária que não fosse sectário, em consonância com a tradição wesleyana. Mas o Metodista Católico teve vida curta: em pouco mais de um ano passou a se chamar Expositor Cristão. O campo religioso brasileiro vivia, então, o período da controvérsia apologética, com a inserção do protestantismo de missão, de origem anglo-saxã, em contraposição ao catolicismo romano. O nome do recém-nascido jornal foi mais uma vítima dos embates. Este trabalho se dispôs a avaliar como o jornal tratou a questão do ecumenismo desde esse período até a entrada da Igreja Metodista no CONIC, Conselho Nacional de Igrejas Cristãs, no início da década de 1980. A pesquisa constatou que o anticatolicismo arraigado no metodismo brasileiro em seus primórdios jamais desapareceu por completo. Notou também que o metodismo não esteve imune aos conflitos interdenominacionais existentes no próprio meio evangélico. Em que pese o reconhecido pioneirismo da Igreja Metodista na criação de organismos ecumênicos brasileiros, o ecumenismo sempre enfrentou barreiras internas, mais ou menos explícitas. E o jornal Expositor Cristão, criado para ser um veículo de informação e formação doutrinária, nem sempre comunicou com a necessária clareza qual o significado que a Igreja Metodista confere à palavra ecumenismo e como ela o pratica. Em alguns momentos, a coexistência entre ecumenismo e antiecumenismo no interior do campo metodista não foi trazida à luz dos debates pelo jornal, mas permaneceu oculta por omissões e ambivalências. É o que este trabalho pôde constatar a partir de uma avaliação qualitativa do conteúdo do jornal.(AU)

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / A presente dissertação é fruto de uma pesquisa sobre a história, teologia e prática de um organismo ecumênico, o Centro Ecumênico de Evangelização, Capacitação e Assessoria CECA. O CECA nasceu com entidade católico-romana e foi evoluindo de uma forma que se tornou ecumênica por causa de diversos fatores, especialmente eclesiásticos. Neste trabalho analisaremos a contribuição do CECA na difusão da Teologia da Libertação no Brasil e suas práticas a partir desse referencial teológico e as implicações da história da entidade com o próprio desenvolvimento da TL na América Latina. Concomitantemente foi se construindo uma proposta de ecumenismo no CECA que foi um aporte significativo para o movimento ecumênico no Brasil. Na memória dos trinta anos de história do CECA se resgatam personagens, práticas e uma proposta de evangelização comprometida com as transformações estruturais da sociedade, como mediações históricas do reino de Deus que têm na unidade dos cristãos como principal princípio para uma nova oikoumene segundo os desígnios de Deus, anunciados pelos profetas bíblicos e encarnados em Jesus Cristo. / The present dissertation is a research about History, Theology and Practice of an ecumenical organism The Ecumenical Center of Evangelization, Formation and Consultancy CECA. It was created as a Roman-Catholic entity and has been growing to become ecumenical because of many, namely ecclesiastic reasons. In this essay, I shall analyze the contribution of CECA toward the proliferation of Liberation Theology in Brazil and its practices based on this theological reference, as well as the interrelatedness between the history of this organization with the development of Liberation Theology in Latin America. Simultaneously, a new ecumenical proposal was being elaborated by CECA which has given significant support to the Ecumenical Movement in Brazil. From the thirty years of its history, many things are to been remembered: persons, practices and a proposal of evangelization engaged with structural transformations of society, as historic mediations of the kingdom of God with Christian unity as its main principle toward a new oikoumene, according to Gods purpose, announced by biblical prophets and embodied in Jesus Christ.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo dar uma maior visibilidade às contribuições específicas que o Movimento dos Focolares, fundado em 1943 por Chiara Lubich, tem a oferecer à caminhada ecumênica. A primeira parte aborda a história do ecumenismo: o conceito, os fatos históricos, que levaram a rupturas na Igreja de Cristo, a gênese do movimento ecumênico e a relevância do ecumenismo. Ao analisar a importância do diálogo ecumênico, a pesquisa apresenta a proposta do diálogo da vida que tem suas raízes na espiritualidade do Movimento dos Focolares e é considerada uma de suas contribuições específicas ao ecumenismo. A segunda parte apresenta uma hermenêutica ecumênica que tem dois princípios: o da fraternidade e o da cruz. Acredita-se que não é possível alcançar a plena comunhão (koinonia), sem passar pelo caminho da cruz, pelo caminho do abandono de Jesus (kenosis). Em seguida, faz-se uma reflexão sobre o Movimento dos Focolares e a Eclesiologia de comunhão. A reflexão conduz ao ponto central desta parte: o aprofundamento da proposta do diálogo da vida, oferecido como uma resposta atual às exigências do mundo ecumênico. A terceira parte apresenta uma segunda contribuição específica do Movimento dos Focolares à caminhada ecumênica: o Projeto da Economia de Comunhão na Liberdade, nascido em 1991 durante uma das viagens de Chiara Lubich ao Brasil. Este Projeto de cunho social e realizado ecumenicamente está presente hoje em vários países do mundo e reflete a realidade de comunhão que é a base da espiritualidade proposta pelo Movimento dos Focolares. Desse modo é possível asseverar que o Movimento dos Focolares tem algo de significativo a oferecer à caminhada ecumênica, quer seja em nível espiritual, quer seja em nível prático. / This research aims to give greater visibility to the specific contributions that the Focolare Movement, founded in 1943 by Chiara Lubich, has to offer to the ecumenical journey. The first part deals with the history of ecumenism: the concept, historical events that also led to ruptures in the Church of Christ, the genesis of the ecumenical movement and the relevance of ecumenism. Analyzing the importance of ecumenical dialogue, this research presents the proposal of the dialogue of life which has its roots in the spirituality of the Focolare Movement and is considered one of its specific contributions to ecumenism. The second part presents an ecumenical hermeneutics which has two principles: fraternity and cross. It is believed that it is not possible to reach full communion (koinonia), without going through the way of the cross, through the way of the abandonment of Jesus (kenosis). Then a reflection on the Focolare Movement and the ecclesiology of communion is made. The reflection leads to the central topic of this chapter: the proposal of the dialogue of life presented as an answer to the demands of the current ecumenical world. The third part presents a second specific contribution of the Focolare Movement to the ecumenical journey: the Project of the Economy of Communion in Freedom, which was launched in 1991 by Chiara Lubich during one of her trips to Brazil. This social Project, which is put into practiced ecumenically, is present in several countries around the world today and reflects the reality of communion which is the basis proposed by the spirituality of the Focolare Movement. So, it is possible to asseverate that the Focolare Movement has something significant to offer to the ecumenical journey, whether on a spiritual or a practical level.

La mutation contemporaine des milieux protestants engagés de Norvège et de Suède, secteur encore largement méconnu de la recherche française, se traduit par l’adaptation structurelle et idéologique des organisations missionnaires Normisjon, Norsk Luthersk Misjonssamband, Norsk Misjonsselskap, Indremisjonsforbundet et Norme, et des deux antennes de jeunesse equmenia et Acta à la remise en question de leur statut culturel dominant. Elles sont amenées à adopter des comportements proches d’une communauté religieuse, à se restructurer, à mettre en évidence des réseaux transconfessionnels nouveaux et à orienter leurs objectifs autour de leur projet militant. Retraçant l’évolution des mouvements populaires, sous la forme des réveils et sous leur recomposition actuelle, il s’agit de comprendre les problématiques sous-jacentes réactualisées par une telle mutation. Que ce soit sous les formes de l’œcuménisme moderne, la globalisation des enjeux missionnaires, le défi de la transmission intergénérationnelle ou le souci d’une rationalisation économique et matérielle, ces raisons ont souvent en commun d’appréhender le phénomène à la lumière des enjeux rencontrés sur le plan interne. Pourtant, les mutations observées (statut, structure, objectifs) doivent être lues comme des problématiques transversales qui montrent les limites d’une approche ciblée et exigent une analyse de ce secteur dans une perspective de recherche distincte dans l’histoire contemporaine et la sociologie des religions en Scandinavie. / The contemporary mutation of Norwegian and Swedish Protestant circles, a sector largely unknown to French research, may be analyzed through the recent structural and ideological adaptation of the following missionary organizations Normisjon, Norsk Luthersk Misjonssamband, Norsk Misjonsselskap, Indremisjonsforbundet and Norme, as well as of two youth antennae equmenia and Acta. They are led to espouse behavioral patterns bearing resemblance with the ones of a religious community: they restructure, highlight trans-confessional networks and reframe and recast their objectives in the light of their militancy and militant objectives. Retracing the trajectory of popular movements through the “awakenings” and present-day metamorphoses, the aim is here to analyze the underlying re-actualizations at stake in this contemporary transformation. Be it in the form of modern ecumenism, the globalization of missionary issues, the challenge of trans-generational transmission or the imperative of economic and material rationalization, these reasons often have in common to highlight the phenomenon from the point of view of its internal factors and impetuses. However, the socio-historical conditions and the transformations (status, structure, objectives) that we highlight have simultaneously to be understood in the context of broader transversal dynamics, thus highlighting the limits of a “targeted” approach and calling for an analysis of the aforementioned sector as a distinct field of research within the sociology of religions in Scandinavia.

This thesis describes place of encounter Travná from the time of its establishment to 2014. The main aim of this work is to describe what types of influences affected meetings of youth in Travná. The main sources used in this work are several interviews which were conducted with people who are connected to Travná in some way. Methods of oral history were used for the realization and processing of these interviews. Thanks to a wide variety of interviews across the investigated time period, we can find out a lot about the history of youth meetings. A large part of the thesis is devoted to pastor Adolf Petr, who was the founder of Travná and who influenced many other events connected with youth meetings. Other topics which arose from the interviews and which are important for the youth meetings are different types and displays of piety, work in Travná, ecumenical and foreign collaboration, time of Communism and social work in Travná. The author tries to put encounters in Travná before 1989 into the context of other young people church meetings in Czechoslovakia. Events from 1990s Travná are seen in the context of a newly formed legal and economic system.