Instruments of Unity - Softcover

 
9782825409367: Instruments of Unity
Softcover
ISBN 10: 2825409367 ISBN 13: 9782825409367
Publisher: World Council of Churches (WCC Publications), 1988

Synopsis

The councils as agents of mission, service and dialogue; their involvement in issues of today; their funding and independence; their ecclesiological significance, relation to their member churches, and role within the ecumenical movement. Included here are texts of the major presentations and responses at the world consultation of NCCs in 1986, ecclesiological reflections on councils, a vivid account of the issues and dynamics of the meeting itself, and recently revised reference material on councils around the world.

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About the Author

Thomas F Best is an Executive Secretary for Faith and Order in the World Council of Churches. Dagmar Heller was an Executive Secretary for Faith and Order in the WCC, and is now Regional Secretary for Mission and Ecumenism of the Protestant Church in Baden for Northern Baden, Heidelberg, Germany.

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Publisher
World Council of Churches (WCC Publications)
Publication date
1988
Language
English
ISBN 10 
2825409367
ISBN 13 
9782825409367
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
188
Editor
Best Thomas F.