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"Decisions concerning the Lutheran-Episcopal Concordat, to be made in 1997, require intensely serious reflection on heavy issues of theology, ecclesial life, and ecumenical will. Inhabiting Unity will surely prove to be a most valuable resource for such reflection. Strongly favorable towards the Concordat, yet sharp in its cri tique, this volume by Lutheran and Episcopal scholars deals helpfully with those questions of tradition, confessional faithfulness, ordering of ministries, and man-dates to mission which are fundamental to what many view to be one of the most creative and important ecumenical affirmations of our generation."
-NORMAN A. HJELM
Director, Faith and Order, National Council of the Churches of Christ. USA
"Worldwide Anglican-Lutheran relations have received less attention but achieved more solid results than other ecumenical ventures. In America the focus has been on the proposed Concordat. This excellent series of essays is the best introduction I know to the theological, liturgical, and pastoral issues that are raised by the Concordat. They are of significance not only to the two communions concerned but to all presently engaged in ecumenical dialogue."
ROBERT RUNCIE
Former Archbishop of Canterbury
"Inhabiting Unity makes a strong case for the Concordat and should therefore serve both supporters and critics of that initiative. Its level of theological analysis also transcends whatever happens to this particular ecumenical proposal. The essays by Sykes and Seitz alone are worth the price of the book."
-TIMOTHY E LULL
Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary Graduate Theological Union"Decisions concerning the Lutheran-Episcopal Concordat, to be made in 1997, require intensely serious reflection on heavy issues of theology, ecclesial life, and ecumenical will. Inhabiting Unity will surely prove to be a most valuable resource for such reflection. Strongly favorable towards the Concordat, yet sharp in its cri tique, this volume by Lutheran and Episcopal scholars deals helpfully with those questions of tradition, confessional faithfulness, ordering of ministries, and man-dates to mission which are fundamental to what many view to be one of the most creative and important ecumenical affirmations of our generation."
-NORMAN A. HJELM
Director, Faith and Order, National Council of the Churches of Christ. USA
"Worldwide Anglican-Lutheran relations have received less attention but achieved more solid results than other ecumenical ventures. In America the focus has been on the proposed Concordat. This excellent series of essays is the best introduction I know to the theological, liturgical, and pastoral issues that are raised by the Concordat. They are of significance not only to the two communions concerned but to all presently engaged in ecumenical dialogue."
ROBERT RUNCIE
Former Archbishop of Canterbury
"Inhabiting Unity makes a strong case for the Concordat and should therefore serve both supporters and critics of that initiative. Its level of theological analysis also transcends whatever happens to this particular ecumenical proposal. The essays by Sykes and Seitz alone are worth the price of the book."
-TIMOTHY E LULL
Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary Graduate Theological Union
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