CH 153 · B.Th. English syllabus

Ecumenical Movement

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Church history · CH 153

Ecumenical Movement

B.Th. English · Source syllabus with original formative learning enrichment

Course description

This course will provide students with an opportunity to experience the life and worship of a Christian community other than their own or one of another faith and to share with one another what they learn from that encounter and what perspectives they might develop in their own ministry for relating ecumenically and with people of other faiths. This course is designed to share the fresh insights from the ecumenical movement and current ecumenical developments, to understand their implications for the ministry of our congregations.

Course objectives

By the end of the course, you should be able to:

To have a broad understanding of the major traditions within the Christian world

To understand the meaning of union as unity in diversity about the church's calling to witness and service in India

To Study different approaches to Christian unity and their significance for today

Develop their own theological rationale and vision for ecumenical relations

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UNIT I: Background for Ecumenical MovementUNIT II: Ecumenical Movement in the 19th - 21st Centuries

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What could unity in diversity look like in a local Christian partnership? Identify a genuine difference that should be discussed rather than hidden.

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Design an ecumenical listening encounter

Plan a voluntary encounter with another Christian tradition, or use a fictional scenario. Prepare respectful questions, a shared-service proposal and a reflection that does not claim agreement where none exists.

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Which aim belongs to the ecumenical syllabus?

Erasing all differences without discussionUnderstanding unity, diversity and different approaches to Christian relationsStudying only one congregation in isolation

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CH 153 Ecumenical Movement

Amazing Grace Biblical Seminary — B.Th. English

AmaZing Grace Biblical Seminary Erumelikkara, Kumarapuram (PO), Aluva (via), Ernakulam (District), Kerala, India- Pin-683 565. Ph. 8547473926, 8281663926. CH 153: ECUMENICAL MOVEMENT COURSE DESCRIPTION This course will provide students with an opportunity to experience the life and worship of a Christian community other than their own or one of another faith and to share with one another what they learn from that encounter and what perspectives they might develop in their own ministry for relating ecumenically and with people of other faiths. This course is designed to share the fresh insights from the ecumenical movement and current ecumenical developments, to understand their implications for the ministry of our congregations. COURSE OBJECTIVES By the end of the course, you should be able to: To have a broad understanding of the major traditions within the Christian world To understand the meaning of union as unity in diversity about the church's calling to witness and service in India To Study different approaches to Christian unity and their significance for today Develop their own theological rationale and vision for ecumenical relations COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION Class Participation 5% Reading Report 20% Main Term Paper/Assignment 15% Final Examination 60% COURSE OUTLINE UNIT I: Background for Ecumenical Movement Biblical and Theological Foundations of Ecumenism Birth of the Ecumenical Movement Relationship among Different Church Groups in the post Reformation Era Roman Catholic - Orthodox Protestants Orthodox Anglicans - Roman Catholic Anglicans - Orthodox Ecumenical Beginnings in the 17th and 18th Centuries: Pietism, Evangelical Awakening, Modern Missionary Movements UNIT II: Ecumenical Movement in the 19th - 21st Centuries Growth of Inter-denominational Organizations: The Bible Society, YMCA, SCA, WSCF Indian Contribution to World Missionary Conference, 1970 World Missionary Conferences and Its Consequences a) Faith and Order Movement b) Life and Work Movement c) International Missionary Conferences d) Edinburgh 1910 World Council of Churches: Formation, Development and Programs Ecumenical Dialogue Ecumenical Theology Ecumenism in Indian Churches Wider Ecumenical Movements - Evangelicals and Pentecostals Movement towards Church Union: Different Concepts of Church Union Movements - Federal, Organic, Conciliar, Confessional and Spiritual Union Ecumenical Challenges in the 21st Century Pastoral Ministry in an Ecumenical Age BIBLIOGRAPHY Avis, Paul, ed. Paths to Unity. London: Church House Publishing, 2004. Briggs, John H and Kuruvilla Cherukara Abraham, eds. A History of the Ecumenical Movement. Vol. 3. Geneva: World Council of Churches, 2004. Goosen, Gideon. Bringing Churches Together: An Introduction to Ecumenism. World Council of Churches, 2002. Hinson-Hasty, Elizabeth and Peters, Rebecca Todd. To Do Justice: A Guide for Progressive Christians. Westminster John Knox, 2008. Kinnamon, Michael, and Cope, Brian, editors, The Ecumenical Movement: An Anthology of Key Texts and Voices. Eerdmans/WCC, 1997. McPartlan, Paul. The Oxford Handbook of Ecumenical Studies. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017.

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