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Middle East: Inter-religious youth workshop for peace
30 January-2 February 2004, Bekfaya, Lebanon
The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) will bring together young Christians and Muslims from the Middle East region to build a common vision of peace and non-violent action. This workshop, falling within the WCC Decade to Overcome Violence, will encourage participants to discuss educational alternatives towards a culture of non-violence and provide training in dialogue and reconciliation.
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Seminar: Nature and purpose of the church in Orthodox and Evangelical traditions
16-22 February 2004, Bossey Ecumenical Institute, Céligny, Switzerland
This seminar, following two earlier seminars on the same theme, will focus on the understanding of salvation and the role of the Bible in the Orthodox and Evangelical traditions. Participants from both traditions will discern ways of reconciliation and common understanding as a contribution to the 2005 Conference on World Mission and Evangelism, and the WCC Faith and Order study on ecclesiology.
More information on the Conference on World Mission and Evangelism is available at:www.mission2005.org
More information on the Faith and Order study on ecclesiology is available at:
wcc-coe.org/wcc/what/faith/eeintro.html
WCC executive committee meeting
17-20 February 2004, Geneva, Switzerland
The executive committee will meet to discuss WCC programmes and activities, and to continue preparation and planning for the 2006 assembly in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Liberationist, feminist, southern perspectives on power
23-28 February 2004, Chiang Mai, Thailand
The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Christian Conference of Asia will bring together younger theologians from the South to address issues of power as both a dominating and liberating force. Participants will examine critical and theological inputs on power from liberationist and feminist perspectives, fostering a new ecumenical vision for the 21st century and working towards a culture of peace. This consultation, another step in the WCC Decade to Overcome Violence, follows the December 2003 Crêt Bérard consultation identifying core issues of power. Results of this series will be published as part of the WCC Theological Reflection on Peace towards the end of 2004.
For more information on the WCC Theological Reflection on Peace:
wcc-coe.org/wcc/what/faith/goal-e.html
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