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Report of the policy reference committee I, in response to the report of the moderator and the report of the general secretary

Report of the policy reference committee II in response to the report of the moderator and the report of the general secretary.

"Believing without belonging? In search of new paradigms of church and mission in secularised and postmodern contexts"

Presented at the Plenary on Being Church and Overcoming Racism of the WCC Central Committee meeting in 2002.

Report from a missiology consultation, 14 - 19 April 2002

How can religious education promote good relationships in the community?
Consultation for educators in religion
Aya Napa, Cyprus
29 November - 4 December, 2001

The WCC general secretary sent an ecumenical delegation to Jerusalem and the West Bank from 27 June to 1 July 2001 to meet with the Patriarchs and Heads of Christian Communities in Jerusalem as well as key local clergy and laity, church-related and ecumenical organisations including Israeli and Palestinian human rights and peace activists. This was an exploratory and consultative mission as part of a preparatory process for an international ecumenical meeting to be convened in Geneva.

Report of the Ecumenical Consultation held in Kyoto, Japan, 26 February - 3 March 2001.

Dumaguete City, Philippines
10-14 February 2001
(The following is a slightly abridged version of the report written by the consultation participants.)

Second report by the Policy Reference Committee at the WCC Central Committee meeting in Potsdam, 2001.

Consultation report of a 19-23 October 2000 consultation in Geneva on "Concepts of teaching and learning in religions: teaching Christianity in dialogue with other faith traditions", held in cooperation with the German Comenius Institute

"At this point in history, two main trends - globalization and pluralism - are the focus of the ecumenical movement, and are decisive elements influencing societies and all areas of education all over the world. Both trends present challenges and opportunites for intercultural and interreligious exchange and learning."