Ecumenism as Hope
The Prophetic Role and the Eschatological Function of the Church
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3407662 |
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| Authors | Cristian Sebastian Sonea (0000-0003-3419-706X, Babeș-Bolyai University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1225 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-24 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel14101225 |
| OpenAlex | W4386995581 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
The article is structured around one of the questions that has been at the forefront of controversies in the orthodox church in recent years: why is ecumenical dialogue necessary and why "must" we engage in it? The answer can be simple: because it is the will of the Saviour Jesus Christ, who prays to the Father "that they may all be one" (John 17:21). Nevertheless, some Christians reject or even condemn ecumenical dialogue. To explain the presence of the orthodox church in the ecumenical movement, I proposed the concept of ecumenism as hope. In this article, I also offered a synthesis of the relations between the orthodox church and the other Christian communities from the perspective of teleology. I then tried to show that the re-evaluation of eschatology could oppose the "mechanical paradigm" of the historical-critical method, because eschatology contains the element of "hope". I concluded that "hope" in the eschatological sense could be understood as the eschatological inauguration of the unity of faith in the church
Art · Ecclesiology · Ecumenism · Epistemology · Eschatology · Faith · Political science · Teleology · Theology · Christian Theology and Mission · Law · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies · Philosophy · Religion, Society, and Development
| Highly cited | No |
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