unity, renewal, and the community of women and men World Council of Churches Additional Author Best, Thomas F. Additional Author mixed material bibliography Geneva WCC Publications c1988 monographic en English

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xi, 171 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. This book explores the relationship of women and men in the church today, and how this affects the search for church unity and for renewal. It includes expert assessments of the WCC's "Community of Women and Men in the Church" Study, feminist perspectives on biblical texts of liberation, vivid reports from Christian communities in contexts as diverse as India and Berkeley, California, and incisive accounts of the Orthodox perspective on issues of women and men. Issues of the community of women and men are one focus of Faith and Order's study programme on "The Unity of the Church and the Renewal of Human Community". This book gathers the papers and report from its second (Prague) consultation, with theological reflections on the issues and process of the meeting and an introduc tory essay placing the meeting in ecumenical perspective Contributors include Constance Parvey, Janet Crawford. Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, Padma Gallup. Sandra Park, Gennadios Limouris, George Dragas. Martin Cressey and Thomas Best The Rev. Dr Thomas L. Best is on the staff of the Commission on Faith and Order, World Council of Churches. Congresses 262.00172825408891 Transformatio Library Bandung Theological Seminary 262.0017 Bes b E10002368 Non Fiction 262.0017 Bes b Beyond_unity-in-tension.jpg 21725 1988-11-07 00:00:00 2026-01-29 16:27:28 machine generated