Throughout the churches, men and women are questioning the truth and im-portance of Christian belief and are abandoning Chrisban moral teaching Social forces mold the churches according to secular patterns of thought and action In this hour, a group of Christians has gathered to issue a summons to faith in Christ, his teaching, and his ways.

The challenges of the late twentieth century are so great that they call for a cooperative response by Catholics, Protestants, and Orthodox While old di visions remain, the times urgently demand that Christians of different con fessional traditions renew their understanding of brotherhood in Christ, in order to deal with the new challenges that threaten the churches

Summons to Faith and Renewal calls Christians to cooperation in a spirit of Christian brotherhood and sisterhood. It summons all Christians to work togeth er to deal with the serious intellectual, social, and spiritual difficulties of the day and to help one another find the path to genuine spiritual and pastoral renewal