Ancient faith and American-born churches
Subtitle: dialogues between Christian traditions
By: edited by Ted A. Campbell, Ann K. Riggs, Gilbert W. Stafford ; with assistance from Charles Hikaru Simpson.
Contributors: Campbell, Ted.; Riggs, Ann, 1950-; Stafford, Gilbert W. 1938-; Simpson, Charles Hikaru.; National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Commission on Faith and Order.
Series: Faith and order commission theological series
Publisher: Paulist Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780809143214
Subjects: Church -- Congresses.; Christian union -- United States -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Notes: "National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA."

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Thomas F. Best; title: Preface / Ann K. Riggs; title: Introduction / Gilbert W. Stafford; title: Theological language and ecumenical methodology / John T. Ford; title: The unitive power of holiness : a dialogue between holiness and Roman Catholic traditions; title: Holiness as understood by the Wesleyan/holiness tradition / Gilbert W. Stafford; title: Holiness as understood in the Roman Catholic tradition / Kevin McMorrow; title: The hermeneutics of reconciliation in worship : a dialogue between holiness and Eastern Orthodox traditions; title: The holiness perspective on reconciling love in worship / Gilbert W. Stafford; title: The hermeneutics of reconciliation : perspectives from the Orthodox liturgical experience / John H. Erickson; title: Apostolicity : a dialogue between the Roman Catholic tradition and the Stone-Campbell restoration tradition; title: The nature of the apostolicity of the church : perspectives from Churches of Christ / Douglas A. Foster; title: Irenaeus on apostolicity / John T. Ford; title: The role of creeds and confessions : a dialogue among Reformed, Methodist, and Quaker traditions; title: Confessing the faith in the reformed tradition / Joseph D. Small; title: The role of doctrine and confessions in the United Methodist Church / Ted A. Campbell; title: The place of creeds and confessions among friends (Quakers) / Ann K. Riggs; title: Christian initiation : a dialogue between Baptist and Roman Catholic traditions; title: Initiation into the church and the Baptist tradition / Paul E. Robertson; title: Initiation into Christ in the western Catholic tradition / Jeffrey Gros; title: The teaching authority of the church : a dialogue between the Stone-Campbell restoration and the Lutheran tradition; title: The place of an authoritative teaching office in the Christian church (Disciples of Christ) / Michael Kinnamon; title: The place of an authoritative teaching office in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America / Philip Krey; title: The authority and function of scripture : a dialogue among Roman Catholic, Lutheran, and Reformed traditions; title: The authority and function of scripture in Catholic tradition / Theresa F. Koernke; title: The authority and function of scripture in the understanding of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod / Samuel H. Nafzger; title: The authority and function of scripture in the United Church of Christ / Clyde J. Steckel; title: Eschatology and mission : a dialogue between Anglican and Adventist traditions; title: Eschatology and mission in the Anglican tradition / O.C. Edwards, Jr.; title: Seventh-day Adventist perspective on eschatology and mission / Denis Fortin.