Moving into the Ecumenical Future
Foundations of a Paradigm for Christian Ethics
- Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
- Publisher: Pickwick Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2022
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Publisher's Description
Moving into the Ecumenical Future identifies some necessary "foundations" of any paradigm for Ecumenical Ethics. It emphasizes the guidance of the Holy Spirit, the teaching and example of Jesus, biblical foundations, and pastoral relationships in developing paradigms for Ecumenical Ethics. The book suggests that virtue ethics is an important paradigm that includes these elements. The text explores how the Faith and Order "Tool," Receptive Ecumenism, Differentiated Consensus, Internal Polarities, and Spiritual Discernment can be used to move toward moral consensus. The author calls for a national or international task force to explore these foundations in greater depth.
Endorsements (5)
“As divisions define our age, consume our churches, and deplete our energies, Father Crossin challenges us to follow Jesus into God’s promised future. Prayer, communal discernment, attentiveness to relationships, and serving the common good mark our way. May we heed his call to develop an ecumenical, ethical paradigm for our Spirit-led journey.”
“With uncommon clarity and warmth, Fr. John Crossin provides a panorama of the ecumenical movement for both novice and seasoned ecumenists. This experienced psychologist, spiritual director, and ‘ecumenical enthusiast’ shows us how to participate in the work of the Spirit in bringing Christians together today. Crossin invites us to engage in dialogue, collaboration, and the development of ecumenical ethical paradigms. He does this in that same gentle, respectful, ecumenical style of St. Francis de Sales.”
“Personal and readable, Crossin offers a map of the ecumenical journey that forms an ecumenical ethic and spirituality for the divided global world. This is a gift to ecumenists engaged in ecumenical dialogue, to those teaching and studying in seminaries, and, of course, to church leaders.”
“This is a book of hope and summons. Where many despair that differences on moral teaching must inhibit ecumenical growth, John Crossin musters multidisciplinary hosts of resources to root dialogical openness at the heart of mature Christian life. Then, as a moral theologian, he proposes steps forward on the way toward unifying (while appropriately diverse) witness on the unavoidable matters of how to live—all with humility, love, and trust in the Spirit of God.”
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