Orthodoxy in Conversation: Orthodox Ecumenical Engagements

A creative set of essays that dares to address many of the critical and controversal issues of theology. Fr. Clapsis has taken seriously the ecumenical commitment of his church, and attempts to do theology in conversation with other Christian traditions and theologians. Included are the Orthodox Church's involvement in ecumenism, papal primacy, contextual theology, politics and Christian faith, population, and the environment, violence and what the Spirit says to the churches. Contents The Orthodox Church and the Ecumenical Movement 1 Tradition: An Orthodox-Ecumenical View 11 Naming God: An Orthodox View 40 The Holy Spirit in the Church 57 The Sacramentality of Ordination and Apostolic Succession: An Orthodox-Ecumenical View 68 The Laity in the Orthodox Church 79 Papal Primacy 101 The Boundaries of the Church: An Orthodox Debate 114 The Orthodox Church in a Pluralistic World 127 Gospel and Cultures: An Eastern Orthodox Perspective 151 The Challenge of Contextual Theologies 165 Ecclesiology and Ethics: Reflections by an Orthodox Theologian 173 The Eucharist as Missionary Event in a Suffering World 191 Ecumenical Solidarity 198 Population, Consumption and the Environment 209 Violence and Religion 216 Politics and Christian Faith 221 What Does the Spirit Say to the Churches? Missiological Implications of the Seventh Assembly of the WCC 225   Paperback: 236 Pages Publisher: Holy Cross Orthodox Press ISBN: 978-1-885652-46-1 Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 Publication Year: 2000