{"product_id":"ecumenical-reception-its-challenge-and-opportunity-9780802847232","title":"Ecumenical Reception: Its Challenge and Opportunity","description":"In 1988 William Rusch wrote a book tracing the development of the idea of \u003ci\u003ereception\u003c\/i\u003e up to that time. During the intervening years, both reflection on \u003ci\u003ereception\u003c\/i\u003e and the experience of attempting to engage in it have progressed considerably.Rusch begins with a bird's-eye view of the term \u003ci\u003ereception\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William G. Rusch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/16\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 6.50w x 0.43d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802847232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam G. Rusch\u003c\/b\u003e, a Lutheran pastor, is professor of Lutheran studies at Yale Divinity School and professor of church history at New York Theological Seminary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43150672625779,"sku":"9.7808E+12","price":25.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_d1433ad6-4164-44bb-baa2-489e734fd5bb.jpg?v=1750769162","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/ecumenical-reception-its-challenge-and-opportunity-9780802847232","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}