‘Unprecedented’ Letter From Pope Hails Lutheran-Catholic Dialogue

In a letter described by religious leaders as “unprecedented,” Pope John Paul II told the presiding bishop of the Lutheran Church in America that Christian unity “continues as a priority in the Catholic Church today” and praised the agreements by joint Lutheran-Catholic theological commissions over the last two decades. The Pope’s letter came in response to a letter from Bishop James R. Crumley Jr. of New York, who wrote the pontiff May 22 asking him to encourage U.S. Roman Catholics to study the last report issued by the joint commission, a 21,000-word study on “justification by faith,” a key doctrine of the Protestant Reformation.
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Posted: September 28, 1985 • Permanent link: ecu.net/?p=6434
Categories: News • In this article: Catholic, Christian unity, dialogue, ecumenism, John Paul II, Lutheran Transmis : 28 septembre 1985 • Lien permanente : ecu.net/?p=6434
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Christian unity seems on the mend

by Patrick O’Driscoll, USA Today Young revelers rock the ballroom in a New Year’s Eve countdown. At midnight Thursday, the cheer goes up: “Happy New CHURCH!” How’s that again? While millions of us sing choruses of Auld Lang Syne to welcome 1988, some 1,600 Lutheran teens in Anaheim, Calif., will hum a hymn – on
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Posted: December 30, 1987 • Permanent link: ecu.net/?p=6364
Categories: News • In this article: Christian unity, church union, dialogue, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Lutheran Transmis : 30 décembre 1987 • Lien permanente : ecu.net/?p=6364
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Anglicans, Lutherans embrace relationship

by Paul de Groot, Edmonton Journal [SASKATOON] Bishops of the Anglican and Lutheran churches embraced here Friday, symbolizing a new, closer relationship between their churches. “This is a thrilling and a tremendous time,” said Anglican bishop Walter Jones of Winnipeg, moments after the biennial convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada approved a new
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Posted: July 15, 1989 • Permanent link: ecu.net/?p=6196
Categories: News • In this article: Anglican Church of Canada, Christian unity, dialogue, ecumenism, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, Lutheran Transmis : 15 juillet 1989 • Lien permanente : ecu.net/?p=6196
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Lutherans and Episcopalians Discuss Full Communion

by James Solheim, director of news and information for the Episcopal Church. DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (ELCA) — As the Episcopal Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America move toward a historic decision in 1997 on full communion, they invited ecumenical partners to discuss the implications for all churches seeking unity. The Concordat of Agreement
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Posted: March 21, 1996 • Permanent link: ecu.net/?p=4648
Categories: ELCA News • In this article: Episcopal Church, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, full communion, Lutheran Transmis : 21 mars 1996 • Lien permanente : ecu.net/?p=4648
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Lutheran Leaders Study Ecumenism

CHICAGO (ELCA) — The 5.2 million members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America are gearing up to make some major decisions in 1997 about how they will relate to another 67.3 million Christians in the United States. The ELCA Church Council, meeting here April 12-15, studied proposals regarding closer relations with the Roman Catholic
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Posted: April 19, 1996 • Permanent link: ecu.net/?p=4644
Categories: ELCA News • In this article: Christian unity, ecumenism, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Lutheran Transmis : 19 avril 1996 • Lien permanente : ecu.net/?p=4644
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ELCA, First Steps in a Long Ecumenical Journey

RICHMOND, Va. (ELCA) — “We all want to share communion, but maybe not with the church across town,” said Bishop Philip R. Cousin, First Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, told the 33rd annual National Workshop on Christian Unity here May 6-9. He used the theme, “Listen! I Stand at the Door and
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Posted: May 29, 1996 • Permanent link: ecu.net/?p=4651
Categories: ELCA News • In this article: ecumenism, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Lutheran Transmis : 29 mai 1996 • Lien permanente : ecu.net/?p=4651
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Lutherans Debate “Full Communion” with Episcopal Church

PHILADELPHIA (ELCA) — “Unity in Christ has never been uniformity. Divisions in the church have injured us, but diversity has been enriching,” the Rev. Michael Rogness, professor of homiletics at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn., told voting members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America as they met in assembly here Aug. 16. He opened
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Posted: August 17, 1997 • Permanent link: ecu.net/?p=4665
Categories: ELCA News • In this article: Episcopal Church, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, full communion, Lutheran Transmis : 17 aoüt 1997 • Lien permanente : ecu.net/?p=4665
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Lutheran Theologians “Square Off” on Reformed Proposals

PHILADELPHIA (ELCA) — Two prominent Lutheran theologians squared off Aug. 16 on the subject of relations between Lutheran and Reformed churches. The exchange between the Rev. William H. Lazareth, former bishop of the Metro New York Synod and the Rev. Timothy Lull, president of Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley, Calif., opened a discussion at
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Posted: August 17, 1997 • Permanent link: ecu.net/?p=4667
Categories: ELCA News • In this article: Christian unity, ecumenism, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, full communion, Lutheran, Reformed churches Transmis : 17 aoüt 1997 • Lien permanente : ecu.net/?p=4667
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Lutherans Reject “Full Communion” with Episcopalians

PHILADELPHIA (ELCA) — By a narrow margin the Evanglical Lutheran Church in America has rejected a proposal to enter into “full communion” with The Episcopal Church here Aug. 18. The proposal needed the support of two-thirds of the ELCA Churchwide Assembly for approval. It failed by a vote of 684 to 351 — six votes
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Posted: August 18, 1997 • Permanent link: ecu.net/?p=4669
Categories: ELCA News • In this article: Christian unity, ecumenism, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, full communion, Lutheran Transmis : 18 aoüt 1997 • Lien permanente : ecu.net/?p=4669
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Anglicans, Lutherans present united witness of their faith

by Virginia Battiste, Saskatoon Star Phoenix Jesus prayed that all believers might be one. In Saskatoon, two churches are close to achieving that goal. After several years of dialogue on national and international fronts, the Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) are moving towards establishing closer ties that would
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Posted: May 2, 1998 • Permanent link: ecu.net/?p=6227
Categories: News • In this article: Anglican Church of Canada, Christian unity, ecumenism, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, full communion, Lutheran Transmis : 2 mai 1998 • Lien permanente : ecu.net/?p=6227
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Centre hires Associate Director

The Saskatoon Centre for Ecumenism takes great pleasure in introducing Sister Anne Keffer of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada who will become Associate Director of the Centre as of June 1, 1998. Sr. Anne Keffer completed her deaconess training at the Baltimore Deaconess School, and is an active member of the Lutheran Deaconess Community, ELCA (USA).
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Posted: June 1, 1998 • Permanent link: ecu.net/?p=2228
Categories: News • In this article: Lutheran, Prairie Centre for Ecumenism Transmis : 1 juin 1998 • Lien permanente : ecu.net/?p=2228
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Lutheran-Orthodox Dialogue Issues ‘Common Statement’

[CHICAGO | ELCA News] Talks between the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas have arrived at “A Lutheran-Orthodox Common Statement on Faith in the Holy Trinity.” The 13-paragraph communique explains the emphasis of both traditions on the Nicene Creed and draws attention to a
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Posted: February 19, 1999 • Permanent link: ecu.net/?p=4980
Categories: Communiqué, ELCA News • In this article: dialogue, Lutheran, Orthodox Transmis : 19 février 1999 • Lien permanente : ecu.net/?p=4980
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Brief biographies of those signing the Joint Declaration

The Rev. H. George Anderson, 67, was appointed a Vice-President of the Lutheran Federation (LWF) in 1997. He has been the Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America since 1995. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate from Yale, Anderson earned graduate degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia,
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Posted: October 23, 1999 • Permanent link: ecu.net/?p=4977
Categories: Lutheran World Information • In this article: Catholic, dialogue, Justification by Faith, Lutheran Transmis : 23 octobre 1999 • Lien permanente : ecu.net/?p=4977
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Signing of Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification

Anglican Communion Office letter to the Lutheran & Roman Catholic churches, October 25, 1999 His Eminence Edward Cardinal Cassidy Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity 00120 Vatican City The Revd Dr Ishmael Noko General Secretary The Lutheran World Federation PO Box 21 00 1211 Geneva 2 Switzerland Dear Cardinal Cassidy and Dr Noko, The signing
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Posted: October 25, 1999 • Permanent link: ecu.net/?p=6
Categories: News • In this article: Catholic, dialogue, ecumenism, Justification by Faith, Lutheran Transmis : 25 octobre 1999 • Lien permanente : ecu.net/?p=6
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WCC welcomes signing of the Joint Declaration on Justification

The World Council of Churches (WCC) warmly welcomes the forthcoming signing of the Joint Declaration on the doctrine of justification by the Lutheran World Federation and the Roman Catholic Church. The signing will take place on 31 October, in Augsburg, Germany. According to the Rev. Dr Dagmar Heller, WCC Faith and Order, bilateral relations and
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Posted: October 28, 1999 • Permanent link: ecu.net/?p=7
Categories: News • In this article: Catholic, dialogue, ecumenism, Justification by Faith, Lutheran Transmis : 28 octobre 1999 • Lien permanente : ecu.net/?p=7
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Communiqué: Anglican-Lutheran International Working Group

The dialogue between Anglicans and Lutherans on the worldwide level has been underway in varying formats since 1970. Prominent among the reports produced by this dialogue are The Niagara Report (1987), focusing on the mission of the church and the role of the ordained ministry, and The Diaconate as an Ecumenical Opportunity (1995), which concluded the work of the Anglican-Lutheran International Commission.
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Posted: February 16, 2000 • Permanent link: ecu.net/?p=2271
Categories: Communiqué • In this article: Anglican, Lutheran Transmis : 16 février 2000 • Lien permanente : ecu.net/?p=2271
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Joint Declaration as a groundbreaking ecumenical document

U.S. theology professors discuss its implications by Udo Hahn, Lutheran World Federation [HANOVER, Germany/GENEVA | LWI] Reformed, Anglican, Roman-Catholic and Lutheran church leaders and professors of theology in the United States have acknowledged the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification as a “groundbreaking document”. The theological implications of Joint Declaration was one of the
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Posted: February 22, 2000 • Permanent link: ecu.net/?p=4967
Categories: Lutheran World Information • In this article: Catholic, dialogue, Justification by Faith, Lutheran Transmis : 22 février 2000 • Lien permanente : ecu.net/?p=4967
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Joint Declaration Affects U.S. Lutheran-Roman Catholic Dialogue

The “Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification,” signed by representatives of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the Vatican on Oct. 31, 1999, in Augsburg, Germany, did more than declare that certain 16th century condemnations between Lutherans and Catholics no longer apply. The formula used to reach that conclusion will influence talks between the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).
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Posted: May 19, 2000 • Permanent link: ecu.net/?p=11
Categories: ELCA News • In this article: Catholic, Lutheran Transmis : 19 mai 2000 • Lien permanente : ecu.net/?p=11
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Meissen: Fragile porcelain or robust relationship?

GENEVA, 26 May 2000 (LWI) – The Rt. Rev Michael Bourke, Anglican Bishop of Wolverhampton, England, gave a lecture on “Meissen – Fragile Porcelain or Robust Relationship?” at the Annual General Meeting of the Anglican – Lutheran Society on 18 March 2000. He co-chairs the Committee, which oversees the 1991 “Meissen Agreement” between the Church of England and the Evangelical Churches in Germany. Below is a lightly edited version of relevant excerpts from his address, which appeared in the May 2000 edition of “The Window”, the newsletter of the Anglican – Lutheran Society.
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Posted: May 26, 2000 • Permanent link: ecu.net/?p=12
Categories: News • In this article: Anglican, full communion, Lutheran Transmis : 26 mai 2000 • Lien permanente : ecu.net/?p=12
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Iceland: Lutheran Pastors Stand ready to Serve Anglicans

Iceland: Lutheran Pastors Stand ready to Serve Anglicans because of ‘Porvoo’ Too many Young Theologians in Iceland REYKJAVIK, Iceland/GENEVA (LWI) – The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland (ELCI) may be ready to serve Anglicans in Britain and Ireland as needed, because of an oversupply of young theologians. Rev. Dr. Sigurdur Ami Thordarson of Reykjavik, who
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Posted: March 11, 2002 • Permanent link: ecu.net/?p=4938
Categories: Lutheran World Information • In this article: Anglican, Lutheran, Porvoo Transmis : 11 mars 2002 • Lien permanente : ecu.net/?p=4938
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