Sonea, Cristian (2023) Ecumenism as Hope: The Prophetic Role and the Eschatological Function of the Church. Religions, 14 (10). p. 1225. ISSN 2077-1444
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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.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | hope; Orthodox church; ecumenism; eschatology; prophetism; modernity; postmodernity |
| Subjects: | B Mission theology/theory > Mission-Biblical teaching E Evangelical and Ecumenical Networks and Dialogues in Central Eastern Europe > Dialogue initiatives > Ecumenical dialogue G Christian traditions/Denominations > Eastern Orthodox |
| Divisions: | Central Europe > Romania |
| Depositing User: | Katharina Penner |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Nov 2023 17:52 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Nov 2023 17:52 |
| URI: | https://ceeamsprints.osims.org/id/eprint/2828 |
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