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Theological education for social transformation : a missiological analysis of core elements in the theology of John Samuel Pobee

Kaunda, Chammah Judex ; Ekué, Amélé Adamavi-Aho (Dir.) ; Chalamet, Christophe (Codir.)

Mémoire de Master Advanced Studies (MAS) : Conseil œcuménique des Églises, 2012.

The study is a critical analysis of John S. Pobee’s theological thoughts on theological education in Africa focusing on social transformation. It argues that that for theological education to become relevant in the African context, it must be informed by the daily existential experiences of African people on the grassroots. By utilising a missiological analytical research methodology, the study...

Tatitu Alaxpachankiri : towards the understanding of indigenous spiritualities in the Andes

Chávez Quispe, Juan Carlos ; Mateus, Odair Pedroso (Dir.) ; Grandjean, Michel (Codir.)

Mémoire de Master Advanced Studies (MAS) : Conseil œcuménique des Églises, 2012.

Indigenous spiritualities are a fact in contemporary Andean Christianity, so it is their attempt to hold gospel and culture together. As contextual manners of life, they are disseminated in and out of the churches’ tradition. Their place in the churches has been shifted from a complete aversion to a strategic tolerance of indigenous symbols and ritual practices. Thus, Indigenous spiritualities...

Baptism into the body of Christ : an exploration of its ecumenical implications

Heller, Dagmar

This article takes its starting point from the fact, that among the churches the often quoted notion of “baptism as bond of unity” is still questioned. Especially from those churches which practice believers’ baptism there are doubts, whether we can talk about one baptism. And from the Orthodox churches this notion is questioned, because their requirements for unity are going beyond just...

Chrismation - Confirmation in the perspective of a bilateral dialogue between the Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church

Kolliopoulos, Christos-Filotheos ; Heller, Dagmar (Dir.) ; Askani, H.C. (Codir.)

Mémoire de Master Advanced Studies (MAS) : Conseil œcuménique des Églises, 2009.

This paper refers to the sacraments of Chrismation in the Orthodox Church and Confirmation in the Roman Catholic Church, focusing on the perspective of the bilateral dialogue between the two Churches in the framework of the Ecumenical Movement. Chrismation-Confirmation is one of the three sacraments of Christian Initiation (Baptism, Chrismation-Confirmation and Eucharist). As it is celebrated...