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This critically annotated bibliography includes entries for over 1300 books on ecumenism published between 1950 and 1992. It also describes 85 journals devoted to ecumenism. Unlike most bibliographies, the volume offers a thorough analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of specific publications. It provides a theological and historical record of Orthodox, Catholic, Anglican, and Protestant ecumenical literature, and is a guide to the works of the World Council of Churches, the Second Vatican Council, and modern bilateral dialogues.
The reference begins with an introductory essay that describes the various types of ecumenical publications and discusses the historical events that occasioned their production. The bibliography follows, with entries arranged in topical chapters. The first chapter includes entries for older bibliographies, encyclopedias, handbooks, and other reference works. It also overviews journals and research centers devoted to ecumenism. The next chapter contains historical accounts of the ecumenical movement. The following chapter collects accounts given by members of various Christian confessions to explain their own church's understanding of ecumenism. A chapter on bilateral and multilateral consultations follows, and a final chapter addresses specific doctrinal issues. The book concludes with detailed author, title, and subject indexes.
List of contents
Preface
Ecumenical Literature
Reference Materials
Historical Accounts
Confessional Views
Bilateral Dialogues
Geographical Perspective
Three Notable Documents
Doctrinal Issues
Sacraments and Worship
Ecumenical Marriage
Authority: Sources and Expressions
Evangelism and Mission
Women in Society and Church
Ethical Issues
Author Index
Title Index
Subject Index
About the author
Michael A. Fahey is professor of theology at Boston College (USA). He studied philosophy in Leuven in the 1950s and in the late 1960s did doctoral studies in theology at the University of Tübingen under Professors Hans Küng and Joseph Ratzinger. Most of his academic work has taken place in Canada (Montreal and Toronto). He holds dual citizenship (Canada and USA). In 2005 he received an honorary doctorate from St. Michael's College in the University of Toronto. Last year some fifteen of his colleagues and former students dedicated a Festschrift to him entitled: In God's Hands: Essays on the Church and Ecumenism in Honour of Michael Fahey (Leuven: Peeters Press, 2006). He has served as president of the Catholic Theological Society of America as well as the American Theological Society.
MICHAEL A. FAHEY, S.J., is Dean and Professor in the Faculty of Theology, University of St. Michael's College, Toronto. He has served for over twenty years on the Orthodox/Roman Catholic Consultation in the United States and is a consultant to the Anglican Church of Canada. He is past president of the Catholic Theological Society of America and has authored several books. His articles have appeared in Theological Studies, Anglican Theological Review, Ecumenism, and the Journal of Ecumenical Studies.
