Title: Catholic and ecumenical : history and hope : why the Catholic Church is ecumenical and what she is doing about it /
Authors: Bliss, Frederick M.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Catholic Church Relations.; Christian union Catholic Church History.
Abstract: "Ecumenical consciousness has not always been part of the Catholic experience. Frederick M. Bliss, S.M., traces how the concern for ecumenism came about - from uneasy tension to confidence in the true grace of catholicity. This new edition follows significant developments in dialogues with the Catholic Church up to 2006 and suggests likely trends of continuing change. It studies the forces that had an impact on the Second Vatican Council, forces that continue to steer the church into relationships with other Christian communities, other religions, and the world."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: A church to change -- A changing church -- Uniform no longer -- Estranged sisters -- Reform to Reformation -- Reformation in England -- Leaning toward the future.