7
November 2013
Joint
release with the Conference of European Churches (CEC)
Orthodox
and ecumenical scholars presented the Orthodox Handbook on Theological
Education and Ecumenism at the World Council of Churches (WCC) 10th Assembly in
Busan, Republic of Korea on Wednesday, 6 November.
The work was coordinated by an editorial group from the
different Orthodox and ecumenical organizations including the WCC and the
Conference of European Churches along with a team from Volos Academy in Greece.
The Regnum Studies in Global Christianity publication explores
the issues related to the understanding and practise of ecumenism that orthodox
churches struggle with, focusing particularly on churches in Africa, Asia,
Latin America and Eastern Europe.
The series publishes studies that will help the global church
learn not only from past and present, but also from provocative and prophetic
voices for the future.
The editors and the publisher particularly pray that the series,
which until now has published four major volumes on theological education, as a
public space will encourage the southern churches to make an important
contribution to the shaping of a healthy future for global Christianity.
The editors invite theological seminaries and universities from
around the world to submit relevant scholarly dissertations for possible
publication in the series. It is hoped that the series will provide a forum for
South-to-South as well as South-to-North dialogues.
The handbook will provide an essential new tool to work out
proper teaching curriculums and essential readings for courses on relations to
other churches, ecumenical dialogue and World Christianity in Orthodox
churches.
The preparation of the resource book has been a project of the
WCC Programme on Ecumenical Theological Education (WCC/ETE) in cooperation with
the Conference of European Churches and Volos Academy. The handbook contains the
contributions of 110 orthodox scholars within 900 pages.
Studies in Global Christianity series on the Regnum Books
website
Official website of the WCC 10th Assembly
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