On the Borderline between Consensus and Reception: The Spirituality of Openness as a Necessary Criterion for Ecumenical Reception
(2018) Journal of ecumenical studies — Vol. 53, n° 3, p. 348-369 (2018)
Files
okpaleke20BORDERLINE20revision.doc
preprint
Open Access - Microsoft Word
- 126.5 KB
Details
- Authors
- Abstract
- Ecumenical dialogues often appear stalled by the inability of churches to make necessary transition from consensus to reception. This essay delves into the problematics of reception, addresses the key obstacles to ecumenical reception, and identifies openness as a necessary criterion for making the transition to reception. It represents an attempt to deepen the narrow idea of openness towards the ecumenical other by reconceptualizing it as a form of spirituality, one that is essential for ecumenical fruitfulness.
- Affiliations
Citations
Okpaleke, I. P. (2018). On the Borderline between Consensus and Reception: The Spirituality of Openness as a Necessary Criterion for Ecumenical Reception. Journal of ecumenical studies, 53(3), 348-369. https://doi.org/10.1353/ecu.2018.0024 (Original work published 2018)