Wounded visions
Subtitle: unity, justice, and peace in the World Church after 1968
By: Jonas Jonson ; translated by Norman A. Hjelm
Contributors: Hjelm, Norman A., 1931- translator
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780802867780; 9780802865373
Subjects: Ecumenical movement; Historia; History; Christian union; World Council of Churches; Ökumenische Bewegung; Ökumenischer Rat der Kirchen; Ekumenik; Christianity
Work titles: Ekumenik på världens Villkor
Description: Jonas Jonson, who was directly involved with the ecumenical movement for forty years, offers in this book an inside perspective on an ever-changing global Christianity. Reviewing developments in ecumenism from the 1960s to the present, Jonson discusses the decolonization of mission, interreligious relations, 'God's preferential option for the poor', and unity in diversity. He also maps the global ecumenical landscape and presents the 'Fourth Church' -- comprising charismatic, Pentecostal, and evangelical movements of the twentieth century. How did the ecumenical movement respond to the fall of communism, the opening of China, and the globalization of financial markets? Why did so many big churches, caught in the whirlwind of change, retreat from their ecumenical commitments in order to promote and protect their own interests? Jonson addresses these questions and more in this comprehensive review of global Christianity and the ecumenical movement.
Notes: Previously published as: Ekumenik på världens Villkor : Kyrkornas värlsråd i den ekumeniska rörelsen efter Uppsala 68. Stockholm : Verbum, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-189) and index.
Table of contents: title: The road to Uppsala; title: All things new; title: God loves the poor; title: The decolonization of mission; title: Unity in diversity; title: The ecumenical landscape; title: The Fourth Church; title: After the wall; title: The retreat of three traditions; title: A new road map.