Dialogue of love : breaking the silence of centuries / edited by John Chryssavgis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chryssavgis, John, editor.

Series:

Orthodox Christianity and contemporary thought.

Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Relations--Orthodox Eastern Church.

Catholic Church.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (75 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Fordham University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1964, a little-noticed albeit pioneering encounter in the Holy Land between the heads of the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church spawned numerous contacts and diverse openings between the two “sister churches,” which had not communicated with each other for centuries. Fifty years later, Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew meet in Jerusalem to commemorate that historical event and celebrate the close relations that have developed through mutual exchanges of formal visits and an official theological dialogue that began in 1980. This book contains three unique chapters: The first is a sketch of the behind-the-scenes challenges and negotiations that accompanied the meeting in 1964, detailing the immediate consequences of the event and setting the tone for the volume. The second is an inspirational account, interwoven with a scholarly evaluation of the work of the North American Standing Council on Orthodox/Catholic relations over the past decades. The third chapter presents a recently discovered reflection on the meeting that took place fifty years ago by one of the most important Orthodox theologians of the twentieth century, expressing cautious optimism about the future of Christian unity.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Foreword

Preface

1. Pilgrimage toward Unity

2. Breathing with Both Lungs

3. “A Sign of Contradiction”

Afterword: The Dawn of Expectation

Contributors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

0-8232-6671-0

0-8232-6402-5

0-8232-6403-3

OCLC:

890507601