Ecumenical Learning

Hub: Ecumenical Learning

• General

  Ecumenical Learning

  Welcome to the Ecumenical Learning page for the Common Awards.

  Click on any heading section to open up that section. You may browse these pages as a guest, but if you wish to post in the forum or receive an email when these pages are updated then please enrol yourself under Admin on the left of this page.

  Teaching and learning for Initial Ministerial Education will normally draw on sources and scholars from a range of churches, and many students will be learning alongside others from different denominations. So 'ecumenical' should be normal, at one level.
  
  The purpose of this page is to highlight opportunties for learning that focus on the riches that come from conscious engagement across the divides of denominations and church traditions, from formal reports and documents to encounters and exchanges on the interpersonal level. Nearly all the documents listed under Common Awards subject areas below are freely available on the web.
  
  If you have suggestions, corrections or updates to the content, please get in touch with me - my email is jeremy.worthen@churchofengland.org
  
  Jeremy Worthen
  Seretary for Ecumenical Relations and Theology
  Council for Christian Unity (Church of England)

  • 

    Grants and bursaries Forum
  • 

    Ecumenism Forum
  • Please feel free to post questions or comments in the forum above.
• 

  Open all

  Close all

  

• Bibliography

  • 

    Brief bibliography on ecumenism File

    This bibliography lists a few key books, some that have been historically influential and some more recent publications. A list of useful websites is also included. For ecumenical reports, see the following sections of the page.
• Ecumenical Placements Abroad

  • 

    Placements information Folder

    Information on Ecumenical Placements

  • 

    Reports from placements Folder

    A range of accounts about people's rich experiences while participating in Ecumenical Placements Abroad

  • All Anglican ordinands can apply for fully funded ecumenical placements abroad, lasting between a month and a semester, in Rome (Venerable English College, Beda, Foyer Unitas), at the WCC study centre at Bossey, the theological institute of Chemin Neuf in France and with the EKD in Germany. Detailed information about the placements and how to apply is normally released in September, with the deadline for applications for placements in the following academic year coming before Christmas.

    Institutions can also apply for support with partnership projects involving institutions in other countries where these give Church of England ordinands significant opportunities for ecumenical learning. The application process is different but the deadline is the same.

    There are other opportunities as well to experience the life of other Churches during your studies. The Philip Usher Fund provides generous support for those wanting to engage with the Eastern Orthodox Churches - for more details, go to http://www.philipusherfund.org.uk/
    
    

    'It was one of the most important aspects of my entire training – I matured considerably in my five months there and learned a huge amount. I would thoroughly recommend it to other ordinands and hope that many more people could have the opportunity to go.'

    'I left Bossey with sadness having made very good and long-lasting connections. My passion for ecumenism within the church will continue... It was good to be there – very good indeed.'

    'It would be almost impossible to gain this much experience in ecumenical life and studies anywhere else. It has been a life changing experience for me, and I have no doubt it will affect my ministry in the future.'
• Documents for Biblical Studies

  • The Word of God in the Life of the Church: A Report of International Conversations between the Catholic Church and the Baptist World Alliance 2006-2010 (2012), available here.

    World Council of Churches (1998), A Treasure in Earthen Vessels: An Instrument for an Ecumenical Reflection on Hermeneutics, available here.
• Documents for Christian Doctrine, History and Ethics

  • Christology

    Anglican-Oriental Orthodox International Commission (2014), Agreed Statement on Christology, available at http://www.anglicancommunion.org/media/103502/anglican-oriental-orthodox-agreed-statement-on-christology-cairo-2014.pdf

    International Dialogue Commission Between the Catholic Church and the Assyrian Church of the East (1994), Common Christological Declaration, available at http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/chrstuni/documents/rc_pc_chrstuni_doc_11111994_assyrian-church_en.html

    Ecclesial authority and Christian doctrine

    ARCIC II (1998), The Gift of Authority, available at http://www.anglicancommunion.org/ministry/ecumenical/dialogues/catholic/arcic/docs/gift_of_authority.cfm

    Joint Commission between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Methodist Council (2001), Speaking the Truth in Love: Teaching Authority among Catholics and Methodists, available at http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/chrstuni/documents/rc_pc_chrstuni_doc_071101_speaking_the_truth_en.html

    Ecclesiology

    Anglican-Reformed International Commission (1984), God’s Reign and Our Unity, available at http://www.anglicancommunion.org/ministry/ecumenical/dialogues/reformed/index.cfm

    ARCIC II (1990), Church as Communion, available at http://www.anglicancommunion.org/ministry/ecumenical/dialogues/catholic/arcic/docs/church_as_communion.cfm

    International Commission for Anglican-Orthodox Theological Dialogue (2006), The Church of the Triune God, available at http://www.anglicancommunion.org/ministry/ecumenical/dialogues/orthodox/docs/pdf/The%20Church%20of%20the%20Triune%20God.pdf

    International Methodist-Catholic Dialogue Commission (2006), The Grace Given You in Christ: Catholics and Methodists Reflect further on the Church, available at http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/chrstuni/meth-council-docs/rc_pc_chrstuni_doc_20060604_seoul-report_en.html

    Porvoo Common Statement (1993), especially section II, ‘The Nature and Unity of the Church,’ available at http://www.anglicancommunion.org/ministry/ecumenical/dialogues/lutheran/docs/pdf/porvoo_common_statement.pdf

    World Council of Churches (2013), The Church: Towards a Common Vision, available at http://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/wcc-commissions/faith-and-order-commission/i-unity-the-church-and-its-mission/the-church-towards-a-common-vision

    Ethics

    ARCIC II (1993), Life in Christ: Morals, Communion and the Church, available at http://www.anglicancommunion.org/ministry/ecumenical/dialogues/catholic/arcic/docs/life_in_christ.cfm

    World Council of Churches (1997), three reports on ecclesiology and ethics, available at http://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/wcc-commissions/faith-and-order-commission/vi-church-and-world/ecclesiology-and-ethics/

    World Council of Churches (2013), Moral Discernment in the Churches, available at https://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/commissions/faith-and-order/i-unity-the-church-and-its-mission/moral-discernment-in-the-churches-a-study-document

    Mary and the Communion of Saints

    ARCIC II (2004), Mary: Grace and Hope in Christ, available at http://www.anglicancommunion.org/ministry/ecumenical/dialogues/catholic/arcic/docs/mary_grace%20_and_hope.cfm

    Sacraments

    ARCIC I (1981), ‘Eucharistic Doctrine’ and ‘Elucidation: Eucharist,’ in The Final Report, available at http://www.anglicancommunion.org/ministry/ecumenical/dialogues/catholic/arcic/docs/arcic1_final_report.cfm

    Pushing at the Boundaries of Unity: Anglicans and Baptists in Conversation (2005), available at http://www.churchofengland.org/media/38680/gsmisc801.pdf

    World Council of Churches (1982), ‘Baptism’ and ‘Eucharist’, in Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry. Faith and Order Paper 111. PDF available at http://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/wcc-commissions/faith-and-order-commission/i-unity-the-church-and-its-mission/baptism-eucharist-and-ministry-faith-and-order-paper-no-111-the-lima-text?set_language=en

    World Council of Churches (2011), One Baptism: Towards Mutual Recognition, available at http://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/wcc-commissions/faith-and-order-commission/ii-worship-and-baptism/one-baptism-towards-mutual-recognition

    Soteriology

    ARCIC II (1986), Salvation and the Church, available at http://www.anglicancommunion.org/ministry/ecumenical/dialogues/catholic/arcic/docs/salvation_and_the_church.cfm

    Embracing the Covenant: Quinquennial Report (2008) of the Joint Implementation Commission under the Covenant between the Methodist Church of Great Britain and the Church of England, chapter 6, ‘Calvinism and Arminianism’, available at http://www.anglican-methodist.org.uk/resources_3publications.htm

    Joint International Commission between representatives of the Catholic Church and the Lutheran World Federation (1999), Common Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification, available at http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/chrstuni/documents/rc_pc_chrstuni_doc_31101999_cath-luth-joint-declaration_en.html

    Theological Anthropology

    World Council of Churches (2005), Christian Perspectives on Theological Anthropology, available at http://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/wcc-commissions/faith-and-order-commission/v-theological-anthropology/christian-perspectives-on-theological-anthropology

    International Commission for Anglican - Orthodox Theological Dialogue (2015), In the Image and Likeness of God: A Hope-filled Anthropology, available at http://www.anglicancommunion.org/media/208538/in-the-image-and-likeness-of-god-a-hope-filled-anthropology-2015.pdf

     
• Documents for Ministry, Mission and Church

  • Ordained Ministry

    Anglican-Lutheran International Commission (1996), The Hanover Report: The Diaconate as Ecumenical Opportunity, available at http://www.anglicancommunion.org/ministry/ecumenical/dialogues/lutheran/docs/hanover_report.cfm

    ARCIC I (1981), ‘Ministry and Ordination’ and ‘Elucidation: Ministry,’ in The Final Report, available at http://www.anglicancommunion.org/ministry/ecumenical/dialogues/catholic/arcic/docs/arcic1_final_report.cfm

    International Commission for Anglican-Orthodox Theological Dialogue (2006), The Church of the Triune God, available here.

    Porvoo Common Statement (1993), especially section IV, ‘Episcopacy in the Service of the Apostolicity of the Church,’ available at http://www.anglicancommunion.org/ministry/ecumenical/dialogues/lutheran/docs/pdf/porvoo_common_statement.pdf

    Pushing at the Boundaries of Unity: Anglicans and Baptists in Conversation (2005), available at http://www.churchofengland.org/media/38680/gsmisc801.pdf

    World Council of Churches (1982), ‘Ministry’, in Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry. Faith and Order Paper 111. PDF available at http://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/wcc-commissions/faith-and-order-commission/i-unity-the-church-and-its-mission/baptism-eucharist-and-ministry-faith-and-order-paper-no-111-the-lima-text?set_language=en

    Mission

    Anglican-Methodist Working Party, Fresh Expressions in the Mission of the Church (Church House Publishing, 2012)

    Council for Christian Unity (2011), Fresh Directions in Unity and Mission, available at http://www.churchofengland.org/about-us/work-other-churches/working-together-locally/fresh-directions-in-unity-in-mission.aspx

    Council for Christian Unity and Faith and Society Team of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, Sharing the Faith at the Boundaries of Unity (2015), available at https://www.churchofengland.org/media/2248666/sharing%20the%20faith%20at%20the%20boundaries%20of%20unity.pdf

    Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, World Council of Churches and the World Evangelical Alliance (2011), Christian Witness in a Multi-religious World: Recommendations for Conduct, available at http://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/wcc-programmes/interreligious-dialogue-and-cooperation/christian-identity-in-pluralistic-societies/christian-witness-in-a-multi-religious-world

    WCC (2013), Together towards Life: Mission and Evangelism in Changing Landscapes, ed. Jooseop Keum, available at http://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/wcc-commissions/mission-and-evangelism/together-towards-life-mission-and-evangelism-in-changing-landscapes
• Documents for Spirituality and Worship

  • Baptism

    World Council of Churches (1982), ‘Baptism’, in Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry. Faith and Order Paper 111. PDF available at http://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/wcc-commissions/faith-and-order-commission/i-unity-the-church-and-its-mission/baptism-eucharist-and-ministry-faith-and-order-paper-no-111-the-lima-text?set_language=en

    World Council of Churches (2011), One Baptism: Towards Mutual Recognition, available at http://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/wcc-commissions/faith-and-order-commission/ii-worship-and-baptism/one-baptism-towards-mutual-recognition

    Eucharist

    ARCIC I (1981), ‘Eucharistic Doctrine’ and ‘Elucidation: Eucharist,’ in The Final Report, available at http://www.anglicancommunion.org/ministry/ecumenical/dialogues/catholic/arcic/docs/arcic1_final_report.cfm

    In the Spirit of the Covenant: Interim Report (2005) of the Joint Implementation Commission under the Covenant between the Methodist Church of Great Britain and the Church of England, chapter 5, ‘The Bread and Wine of Holy Communion’ and chapter 6, ‘Presidency at the Eucharist’, available at http://www.anglican-methodist.org.uk/resources_3publications.htm

    World Council of Churches (1982), ‘Eucharist’, in Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry. Faith and Order Paper 111. PDF available at http://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/wcc-commissions/faith-and-order-commission/i-unity-the-church-and-its-mission/baptism-eucharist-and-ministry-faith-and-order-paper-no-111-the-lima-text?set_language=en

    Devotion to Mary and the Saints

    ARCIC II (2004), Mary: Grace and Hope in Christ, available athttp://www.anglicancommunion.org/ministry/ecumenical/dialogues/catholic/arcic/docs/mary_grace%20_and_hope.cfm

    Spirituality

    Kasper, Walter (2006), A Handbook of Spiritual Ecumenism (Hyde Park, NY: New City Press)

    Pontifical Council for Christian Unity (2006), On Becoming a Christian: Insights from Scripture and the Patristic Writings with some Contemporary Reflections. Report of the Fifth Phase of the International Dialogue between some Classical Pentecostal Churches and Leaders and the Catholic Church, available at http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/chrstuni/eccl-comm-docs/rc_pc_chrstuni_doc_20060101_becoming-a-christian_en.html

    The Challenge of the Covenant: Uniting in Mission and Holiness (2013), Full Report, chapter 12, ‘Christian Perfection’, available at http://www.anglican-methodist.org.uk/resources_3publications.htm

     
• Resources on the Church of England Website

  From the Church of England Website, available here.