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A selected bibliography



Further texts on topics related to the style and ethos of our life together in the WCC

  1. Background

    Third Assembly of the World Council of Churchesw Delhi, India, 1961 (Orthodox Visions of Ecumenism, WCC Publications, p. 30)

    Report of an Inter-Orthodox Consultation on "Confessing Christ through the Liturgical Life of the Church Today" , Etchmiadzine, Armenia, 1975 (Orthodox Visions of Ecumenism, WCC Publications, p. 55)

    Report of an Inter-Orthodox Consultation on "The Ecumenical Nature of Orthodox Witness" , New Valamo, Finland, 1977 (Orthodox Visions of Ecumenism, WCC Publications, p. 66). See also Morges Dossier pp. 9-12.

    Report from the Work Groups of an Inter-Orthodox Consultation on "An Orthodox Approach to Diaconia" , Chania, Crete, 1978 (Orthodox Visions of Ecumenism, WCC Publications, p. 70)

    Report of an Eastern Orthodox-WCC Consultation on "Orthodox Involvement in the World Council of Churches" , Sofia, Bulgaria, 1981 (Orthodox Visions of Ecumenism, WCC Publications, p. 87). See also Morges Dossier pp. 13-21.

    Report of an Inter-Orthodox Consultation on "Renewal in Orthodox Worship" , Bucharest, Romania, 1991 (Orthodox Visions of Ecumenism, WCC Publications, p. 180)

    Report of an Inter-Orthodox Consultation of Orthodox WCC Member Churches on "The Orthodox Churches and the World Council of Churches" , Chambésy, Switzerland, 1991 (Orthodox Visions of Ecumenism, WCC Publications, p. 189)

  2. Constitution

    Towards a Common Understanding and Vision of the World Council of Churches. A Policy Statement. Available in English, en français, auf Deutsch and en español

  3. Conciliar Fellowship

    Conciliar Fellowship, Aram Keshishian, WCC Publications, Geneva, 1992. See especially the chapters on "What is Conciliar Fellowship?"; "Ecumenical Debate on Conciliar Fellowship"; "Conciliar Fellowship as a Model of Unity"; "From Ecumenical Fellowship to Conciliar Fellowship".

    Being as Koinonia in Faith: Challenges, Visions, and Hopes for the Unity of the Church Today, Gennadios Limouris (The Ecumenical Review, Volume 45, Number 1, January 1993, p. 78).

    Towards Koinonia in Life, Margaret Jenkins (The Ecumenical Review, Volume 45, Number 1, January 1993, p. 93).

    Towards a Common Understanding and Vision of the World Council of Churches (Central Committee of the World Council of Churches. Minutes of the Forty-Third Meeting, Geneva, 20-27 September 1991, p. 74).

    The Church as Communion: A Presentation on the World Conference Theme, Metropolitan John of Pergamon.

    On Consensus Procedures, D’Arcy Wood, Documents from The Meeting of Sub-Comittees I and IV.

  4. Worship

    Praise the Lord with the Lyre... and the Gamelan. Towards Koinonia in Worship, Janet Crawford and Thomas F. Best (The Ecumenical Review, Volume 45, Number 1, January 1993, p. 93).

    Celebrations of the Eucharist in Ecumenical Contexts: A Proposal (Eucharistic Worship in Ecumenical Contexts. The Lima Liturgy and Beyond, Ed. Thomas F. Best and Dagmar Heller, WCC Publications, Geneva, 1998, p. 29).

  5. Eucharistic Hospitality

    Not a Question of Hospitality: A Comment, Paulos Mar Gregorios (The Ecumenical Review, Volume 44, Number 1, January 1992, p. 46).

    Eucharistic Fellowship in the Third Millenium?, Dagmar Heller (The Ecumenical Review, Volume 51, 1999, p. 202) and Koinonia and Eucharistic Unity: An Orthodox Response, Peter C. Bouteneff (The Ecumenical Review, Volume 52, 2000, p. 72).

  6. Spirituality

    Summary of the Conclusions of an Inter-Orthodox Consultation on "The Place of the Monastic Life within the Witness of the Church Today" , Amba Bishoy Monastery, Egypt, 1979 (Orthodox Visions of Ecumenism, WCC Publications, p. 74).

    The Concern for Spirituality: an Analytical and Bibliographical Survey of the Discussion within the WCC Constituency, Ans van der Bent (The Ecumenical Review, Volume 38, Number 1, January 1986, p. 101).

    The Gospel of Spirituality, Ofelia Ortega (The Ecumenical Review, Volume 46, Number 2, April 1994, p. 135).

  7. Ordination of Women and Inclusive Language

    Testing the Spirits, Deborah Malacky Belonick (Women and the Priesthood, ed. Thomas Hopko, St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 1999).

    Gender Guidelines for the Secretariat of the World Council of Churches in Geneva

    God as Source of Spirituality: Many names, images and attributes of God, Emmanuel Clapsis.

    Women Deacons in the Orthodox Church, Kyriaki Karidoyanes FitzGerald, Holy Cross Press, 1998.

    Orthodox Women in Ecumenical Dialogue, Teny Pirri-Simonian (Orthodox Women Speak, ed. Kyriaky Karidoyanes FitzGerald, WCC Publications, Geneva; Holy Cross Orthodox Press, Brookline, Massachusetts, 1999)

  8. National and Regional Councils of Churches and Ecumenical Instruments

    3.b.1. An Ecclesiological Understanding of Councils of Churches. Alan Falconer.

    3.b.2. The Mission of Councils of Churches. J-M Tillard OP. The Ecumenical Review, vol. 45, number 3, July 1993. Pp. 271-283.

    3.b.3. Does the Ecumenical Movement Have or need a Viable Ecclesiology? A response to Fr. Jean Tillard OP. , Diane C. Kessler.

    3.b.4. Councils of Churches and Christian Councils. Directory for the Application of Principles and Norms on Ecumenism, pp.79-80. Vatican City, March 25, 1993.

    3.b.5. Councils of Churches -- a discussion starter. Huibert van Beek. Special Commission on Orthodox Participation in the WCC. Background Document to Sub-Committees I and IV (Damascus dossier).



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