Ecumenical Reception: Its Challenge and Opportunity

In 1988 William Rusch wrote a book tracing the development of the idea of reception up to that time. During the intervening years, both reflection on reception and the experience of attempting to engage in it have progressed considerably.Rusch begins with a bird's-eye view of the term reception across several disciplines -- law, philosophy, literary criticism -- before homing in on its theological import. He traces its use as a term and as a practice from the New Testament up to the twentieth century, painting a picture of a dynamic process that fosters unity and diversity among churches and spiritual communities. Finally, he examines the new chapter in the history of reception due to the establishment of the ecumenical movement, and considers what will be necessary for it to continue to move the church forward.

Author: William G. Rusch
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 07/16/2007
Pages: 152
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 9.01h x 6.50w x 0.43d
ISBN: 9780802847232

About the Author
William G. Rusch, a Lutheran pastor, is professor of Lutheran studies at Yale Divinity School and professor of church history at New York Theological Seminary.

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