Ecumenism: theology and history;
Karl Rahner has been very precise in defining Christianity as the religion of the absolute future, but he has left unanswered the question as to what form this Christianity of the future will take. Will there be some kind of Super-Church embracing all Christians, will there be a loose confederation...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English French |
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London, New York,
Burns & Oates; Herder & Herder,
[1967]
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| Summary: | Karl Rahner has been very precise in defining Christianity as the religion of the absolute future, but he has left unanswered the question as to what form this Christianity of the future will take. Will there be some kind of Super-Church embracing all Christians, will there be a loose confederation of autonomous Churches, will present-day confessional groups gradually be replaced by de-institutionalized communities of believers, will the separatiion between Christian East and Christian West continue? These are some of the questions that constitute what the author calls the "ecumenical problem". But his very use of the term "problem" indicates that for this historian-theologian there is a solution to the divisions and mutual hostilities that have plagued Christianity. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published as Le problème œcuménique. Paris, Éditions de Centurions, 1962. |
| Physical Description: | x, 533 pages 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |