Archive for tag: proselytism

Archive pour tag : proselytism

Churches in Canada addressed challenging questions, with a strong interfaith perspective, while responding to the document “Christian Witness in a Multi-Religious World: Guidelines for Conduct” in an event held at the University of Toronto on 22 November.

The document “Christian Witness in a Multi-Religious World: Guidelines for Conduct” was launched by the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and the World Evangelical Alliance in June. It was commended to the churches for reflections in their own particular contexts.
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Posted: Nov. 28, 2011 • Permanent link: ecumenism.net/?p=1825
Categories: NewsIn this article: Canada, Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, evangelism/evangelization, interfaith, multifaith, proselytism, WCC, World Evangelical Alliance
Transmis : 28 nov. 2011 • Lien permanente : ecumenism.net/?p=1825
Catégorie : NewsDans cet article : Canada, Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, evangelism/evangelization, interfaith, multifaith, proselytism, WCC, World Evangelical Alliance

Catholic-Oriental Orthodox Dialogue Discusses Proselytism, Other Pastoral Issues Facing Their Churches

[Washington – USCCB] The United States Oriental Orthodox-Roman Catholic Consultation held its 2010 meeting at the Passionist Spiritual Center in Bronx, New York, on September 20 and 21. The meeting, co-chaired by Catholic Bishop Howard J. Hubbard of Albany, New York, and the Right Reverend Chor-Episcopos John Meno of the Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch, focused primarily on pastoral issues facing both churches.
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Posted: Sept. 28, 2010 • Permanent link: ecumenism.net/?p=643
Categories: Dialogue, NewsIn this article: Catholic, Coptic, Ethiopian Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, proselytism, Syrian Orthodox
Transmis : 28 sept. 2010 • Lien permanente : ecumenism.net/?p=643
Catégorie : Dialogue, NewsDans cet article : Catholic, Coptic, Ethiopian Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, proselytism, Syrian Orthodox

Catholic and Jewish leaders agreed at a fall dialogue that proselytism understood as coercion or manipulation is a corruption of authentic witness to one’s faith. “Any effort to lead a person to faith that tramples on human freedom betrays a lack of respect for human dignity,” said Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs.

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Posted: Nov. 30, 2009 • Permanent link: ecumenism.net/?p=618
Categories: DialogueIn this article: Catholic, evangelism/evangelization, Judaism, proselytism, religious freedom, USA, USCCB
Transmis : 30 nov. 2009 • Lien permanente : ecumenism.net/?p=618
Catégorie : DialogueDans cet article : Catholic, evangelism/evangelization, Judaism, proselytism, religious freedom, USA, USCCB