Commitment to God's world : a concise critical survey of ecumenical social thought
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- Author
- Van der Bent, A.J. (Ans Joachim), 1924-1995
- Publication Date
- c1995
- Material Type
- Book : Paper
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- BX 8.2 V3 1995
- Place of Publication
- Geneva
- Publisher
- WCC Publications
- Publication Date
- c1995
- Physical Description
- xii, 243 p. ; 21.5 x 13.5 cm.
- Material Type
- Book : Paper
- Notes
- "[By] Ans van der Bent".
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- "To write an account of social, political and economic thought in the ecumenical movement might be seen to be an audacious enterprise -- not for lack of material (though much of it needs to be brought to light from archives and many scattered places of publication), but because of the very nature of the social-ethical enterprise within the ecumenical movement. The context in which the 20th-century ecumenical movement was born differed completely from that of today, and the shifts in central social concerns and in the political and economic landscape have been so rapid that any attempt to keep up with the demands on social ethics is almost futile. .... Nevertheless, there are two reasons why the attempt must be made. The reconciliation just mentioned cannot take place apart from historical insights. The ecumenical movement is is danger, due to the fast-changing world, of forgetting its past. Preserving the ecumenical memory is a vital task for ourselves and the ecumenical generation to come. Second, no concise but inclusive documentary survey of social, political and economic thought in the 20th-century has ever been published. This book tries to fill that gap". -- Intro., p. [vii]-viii.
- Contents: Introduction -- Early Beginnings 1850-1925 -- From Stockholm 1925 to Edinburgh 1937 -- General Developments 1948-1968 -- General Developments since 1968 -- Three Ecumenical Concepts of Society -- International Affairs -- Human Rights and Religious Liberty -- Ideology and Ideologies -- Peace and Disarmament -- Development -- Racism -- Inter-Church Aid, Refugee and World Service -- Roman Catholic Social Thought -- Tentative Conclusions -- Bibliography of Basic Literature 1910-1991 -- WCC Meetings and International Gatherings 1924-1991 -- Index.
- "The churches engagement in social, political and economic life, in the form of both action and reflection, has been a marked emphasis of the twentieth century ecumenical movement" -- back cover.
- Added Entry
- World Council of Churches
- Subjects
- World Council of Churches - History
- Christian union
- Ecumenical movement
- Christian sociology - History - 20th century
- Church and the world - 20th century
- Church and social problems - History - 20th century
- Christianity and international affairs - 20th century
- Human rights - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Church and development
- Racism - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Disarmament - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Peace - Religious aspects - Christianity
- World Council of Churches. Commission on Inter-Church Aid, Refugee and World Service (CICARWS)
- ISBN
- 2-8254-1162-0
- Call Number
- BX 8.2 V3 1995
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)