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Apostolicity: The Ecumenical Question in World Christian Perspective (Missiological Engagements)

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What constitutes the unity of the church through the years and across cultures? Can our account of the church’s apostolic faith embrace the cultural diversity of world Christianity? The ecumenical movement that started Within the twentieth century posed the issue of the church’s apostolicity in profound new ways. Within the try to find unity in the course of the Protestant-Catholic schism, participants On this movement defined the church as a distinct culture―complete with its own structures, rituals, architecture and music. Apostolicity became a matter of cultivating the church’s own (Western) culture. On the same time it became disconnected from mission, and more importantly, from the diverse reality of world Christianity. On this pioneering study, John Flett assesses the state of the conversation concerning the apostolic nature of the church. He contends that the pursuit of ecumenical unity has come On the expense of dealing responsibly with crosscultural difference. By taking a look out to the church beyond the West and back to the New Testament, Flett presents a bold account of an apostolicity that embraces plurality.

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