S E C T I O N I : R eli gi o n s i n C o n v e r s a ti o n
Di al o g u e wit hi n w orl d r eli gi o n s J u st a s r e s p e ctf ul di al o g u e i s n e c e s s a r y b et w e e n w o rl d r eli gi o n s, s o t o o it i s oft e n n e c e s s a r y wit hi n e a c h w o rl d r eli gi o n. A s y o u st u di e d e a c h of t h e w o rl d r eli gi o n s y o u will h a v e b e c o m e a w a r e of diff e r e nt t r a diti o n s
i nt e r n al t o e a c h f ait h. I n I sl a m
y o u e n c o u nt e r e d S u n ni a n d S hi’ a, i n B u d d hi s m y o u e n c o u nt e r e d M a h a y a n a a n d T h e r a v a d a s c h o ol s, a n d i n C h ri sti a nit y y o u l o o k e d at C at h oli c, A n gli c a n, O rt h o d o x a n d P r ot e st a nt t r a diti o n s.
I n si de C h ri s ti a ni t y: t h e Ec u me ni c al m o v e me n t T h e W o rl d Mi s si o n a r y C o nf e r e n c e w a s h el d
K E Y C O N C E P T i n E di n b u r g h, S c otl a n d, i n
1 9 1 0. It b r o u g ht t o g et h e r A n gli c a n s a n d P r ot e st a nt s. T h e y w e r e c o n c e r n e d a b o ut t h e h a r m d o n e b y p o o r r el ati o n s b et w e e n t h e ri v al C h ri sti a n t r a diti o n s. T h ei r wi s h t o i m p r o v e t h e s e r el ati o n s m a r k e d t h e b e gi n ni n g of t h e m o d e r n e c u m e ni c al m o v e m e n t .
T HI N K P AI R S H A R E
Ec u m e ni s m is a m ov e m e nt t h at e nc o ur a g es gr e at er u n d er st a n di n g a n d u nity a m o n g diff er e nt C hristi a n tr a diti o ns.
Ai m s o f e c u me ni s m I niti all y, s o m e C h ri sti a n s t r e at e d t h e i d e a of e c u m e ni s m wit h s u s pi ci o n. T h e y t h o u g ht it s ai m w a s t o eli mi n at e e v e r yt hi n g t h at di sti n g ui s h e s e a c h of t h e f o u r C h ri sti a n t r a diti o n s. T h e y f e a r e d t h at it w o ul d t r y t o m a k e e v e r y o n e t h e s a m e. I n ti m e, m o st C h ri sti a n s c a m e t o r e ali s e t h at t hi s w a s n ot t h e c a s e. T h e y g r a d u all y u n d e r st o o d t h at t h e ai m of e c u m e ni s m i s t o e n c o u r a g e t ol e r a n c e, u n d e r st a n di n g, r e s p e ct a n d c o o p e r ati o n a m o n g t h e f o u r C h ri sti a n t r a diti o n s.
Q U E S TI O N S
T hi s c a n b e a c hi e v e d, b ot h n ati o n all y a n d l o c all y, w h e n m e m b e r s of t h e diff e r e nt C h ri sti a n t r a diti o n s d o a n y of t h e f oll o wi n g: • •
P r a y t o g et h e r w h e n e v e r a n d w h e r e v e r p o s si bl e.
W o r k t o g et h e r t o t a c kl e i m p o rt a nt s o ci al i s s u e s s u c h a s: ( a) H o w t o t re at t e r mi n all y ill p ati e nt s. ( b) H o w b ett e r t o m e et t h e n e e d s of t h e di s a bl e d.
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M e et t o di s c u s s t h e i s s u e s t h at di vi d e C h ri sti a n s, s u c h a s: ( a) T h e m e a ni n g of t h e E u c h a ri st. ( b) H o w t h e C h ri sti a n c o m m u nit y s h o ul d b e l e d. ( c) T h e rol e of w o m e n.
C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N DI N G 1. 2. 3.
D E B AT E
N a m e t h e f o ur diff er e nt C hristi a n tr a diti o ns. W h at is ec u m e nis m ?
I d e ntify t hr e e iss u es t h at c o nti n u e t o divi d e C hristi a ns. I N T H E Z O N E T HI N K A B O U T ... C H E
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