Learning to live together : interchurch partnerships as ecumenical communities of learning

Notes: "[By] Lothar Bauerochse".; "Originally published in German as 'Miteinander leben lernen: Zwischenkirchliche Partnerschaften als okumenische Lerngemeinschaften', Erlangen, Verlag der Ev.-Luth. Mission, 1996". -- verso of t.-p.; Published "in cooperation with EMW, the Association of Protestant Churches and Missions in Germany".; "In this book [the author] analyzes some bilateral partnerships between German and African churches. The original German study goes into considerable detail: this English version gives the main results and highlights the opportunities, challenges and problems of such an enterprise. The book deals with fundamental questions linked to missiology, development and ecumenical/intercultural learning. It seeks to formulate guidelines for enhancing true ecumenical partnership in the future. The author also studied the origin and development of 'partnership' terminology in contemporary missiology, with some surprising and challenging results !" -- back cover.; Includes NO bibliographical references or index.; Contents: Preface / Konrad Raiser.: I: Partnership in Mission : The Historical Development of a Concept -- II: Experiencing Ecumenism : Partnerships and Their Importance for Congregations and Dioceses, Regional Churches and Their Mission Departments -- III: Partnerships as a Community of Learning Processes in Ecumenical Partnerships -- IV: Practising Ecumenical Existence : Considerations for a New Orientation with a Systematic Perspective.

Subjects: Missions; Intercultural communication - Religious aspects - Christianity; Cooperativeness - Moral and ethical aspects; Partnership in Mission; Exchange of persons programs - Religious aspects - Christianity