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| Title: | Orthodox Witness Today
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| Author: | Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev |
| ISBN: | 2825414484 : 9782825414484 |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 140x215mm |
| Pages: | 251 |
| Weight: | .348 Kg. |
| Published: | World Council of Churches - January 2006 |
| List Price: | 11.9 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Christian theology |
This anthology of essays is an exploration of Christianity and secularisation in contemporary society, expressed in the author’s distinctive voice. He provides a broad view of central issues in inter-Orthodox, Orthodox-Protestant and Orthodox-Catholic dialogues. The book describes Christian churches and ecumenical bodies that are under pressure both from modern culture and due to their own, internal struggles. Social forces of secularisation act on churches and individuals, causing faith to become more personal as religion is robbed of its proper public role. Some respond to modernity by trying to revise traditional standards of belief and practice. The contrast between such theological experimentation and the preservation of tradition is seen as a fundamental source of the churches' disunity. Drawing on extensive experience of ecumenical encounters, the bishop calls for the opening of "a true dialogue, not just a monologue", a dialogue in which "we must be able not only to criticize others, but also to be self-critical".
Introduction; Part I -- Ecumenical Dialogue; Part II -- Theological Education Yesterday and Today; Part III -- Orthodox Witness in a Modern Age; Part IV -- Christianity Versus Secularism.
