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Thirty days that changed the ecumenical movement

No holidays for William Temple, Archbishop of York, early in August 1937. The ecumenical movement for the social responsibility of the churches, known as Life and Work,” had just held its world conference in Oxford, 12-26 July, with the church struggle against emerging totalitarian states at the heart of its theme and work. Temple had drafted the final message of the conference, known for the motto let the Church be the Church.”   

L’esprit et l’orientation profonde de Philip Potter « only connect » (« il suffit de se connecter ») résonnent chez les artisans de paix

En absorbant l’orientation profondément simple de Philip Potter pour le mouvement œcuménique – « only connect » (« il suffit de se connecter ») - les personnes réunies pour un hommage en ligne à l’ancien secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) ont puisé dans l’héritage toujours grandissant d’un homme remarquable.

Latest issue of International Review of Mission focuses on “reconciliation as a missional task”

The latest issue of the World Council of Churches’ journal International Review of Mission deals with one of the most urgent issues in the world today – reconciliation.

Under the title, “Reconciliation as a Missional Task,” the issue explores the meaning of reconciliation, how it can be understood theologically, and what its missiological dimensions mean for the church’s missional task.