Friends and the ecumenical movement
By: Ferner Nuhn
Contributors: Friends General Conference (U.S.)
Publisher: Friends General Conference
Published: 1970
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 58
Subjects: Ecumenical movement; Society of Friends
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 55-58).
Table of contents: title: I. Introduction; title: The role of Friends; title: Notes; title: II. What are the Councils of Churches?; title: Historical background: "Oikumene"; title: How is Christianity "World-embracing"?; title: Structure of the Councils of Churches; title: Strands of the modern movement; title: Religious freedom and the ecumenical movement; title: Emergence of the World Council of Churches; title: Who are the members of the councils?; title: What do the councils do?; title: Notes; title: III. The encounter of Friends with the ecumenical movement; title: The world family of Friends; title: Friends' part in the development of the Councils of Churches; title: Quakers at Lausanne: "God is not limited by His own sacraments"; title: Further Quaker contributions; title: The problem of membership; title: Friends' responses to the Councils of Churches; title: Friends at Amsterdam; title: Friends and the World Confessional Families; title: Quaker membership in the World Council of Churches; title: A "Martin Luther King Institute for Non-violent Social Change"; title: London yearly meeting and the British Council of Churches; title: American Friends and the National Council of Churches; title: Friends and other National Councils of Churches; title: Participation in U. S. state and local councils; title: Friends and ecumenism among evangelicals; title: Quaker service bodies and the ecumenical movement; title: Ecumenical Quakers; title: Relations with Roman Catholics; title: Friends and the peace churches; title: Ecumenical relations between East and West: The all Christian Peace Assembly; title: Notes; title: IV. A Quaker approach to ecumenism: The interreligious dimension; title: Friends' experience with ecumenism; title: GIving and receiving; title: The ecumenical principle in Quakerism; title: Christianity in an era of convergence; title: The interreligious dimension of ecumenism; title: World Christian study centers; title: A Quaker way; title: The world meeting; title: Notes; title: Appendix: Friends and ecumenical relations; title: Summary of 1970 Friends World Committee for Consultation Survey.