Rebooting Ecumenism - New Paradigms for the 21st Century
A special issue of Religions (ISSN 2077-1444). This special issue belongs to the section "Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 November 2023) | Viewed by 12282
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The world is very different now compared to when the ‘golden age’ of ecumenism began, soon after World War II, when churches and their theologians around the world embraced the idea of ecumenism with drive and enthusiasm. In those fraught times, unity appeared as an existential, post-traumatic necessity, and it was sought in the genuine spirit of post-war humility. Our current times, however, compel us to do the same. With the divides in modern society and the threat of nuclear conflict, tensions have increased to perilous levels, even giving rise to an internecine war in Europe, while the situation in the Middle East also remains precarious. These tensions are not only evident in societal or cultural contexts, but also in the way people often allow their religious beliefs to ‘mirror’ conflicts in the secular world, which could potentially mar ecumenical interactions.
This is why, in the face of today’s conflicts and divisions, we are called on once again to make ecumenism a priority for all religious denominations worldwide. The concept of the papers in this Special Issue is to focus on new potential paradigms, or indeed old models worth revisiting, that ensure a more fruitful and dynamic ecumenical fellowship for the future. Any proposed vision can relate to the contributors' own traditions, though more general paradigms or perspectives can also be proposed and developed.
The articles contained in this Special Issue will make a contribution to bringing ecumenism back to the fore, an ecumenism, however, that is tailored for our modern reality in the digital era of accelerated globalization. Therefore, this Special Issue seeks to explore novel models of perceiving or conceiving ecumenism, from historical to contemporary examples, from theological to ecclesiological or pastoral designs, and from spirituality to methodology.
Dr. Razvan Porumb
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- ecumenism
- theology
- ecumenical theology
- Christian dialogue
- Christian tolerance
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