Are we Receiving ‘Receptive Ecumenism’?

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" Are we Receiving ‘Receptive Ecumenism’? "
Paul Avis

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1066103
Doc. No	:	LA109732
Call No	:	‭10.1163/174553112X630471‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Paul Avis
Title & Author	:	Are we Receiving ‘Receptive Ecumenism’? [Article]\ Paul Avis
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Ecclesiology
Date	:	2012
Volume/ Issue Number	:	8/2
Page No	:	223–234
Abstract	:	‘Receptive Ecumenism’, though initially a movement of ecclesiological renewal within the Roman Catholic Church, holds considerable potential for all churches that are engaged in the ecumenical movement and for their closer unity. This article asks why Receptive Ecumenism is needed, given that the process of reception is inherent in ecumenism. It then examines the tension between rhetoric and reality in much ecumenical and ecclesiological discourse, and goes on to ask whether Receptive Ecumenism is a threat to the time-honoured agenda of the Faith and Order tradition in seeking visible unity through theological dialogue. The article touches on the therapeutic dimension of greater mutual receptivity between churches and ends by arguing that Receptive Ecumenism and traditional theological dialogue are mutually dependent. ‘Receptive Ecumenism’, though initially a movement of ecclesiological renewal within the Roman Catholic Church, holds considerable potential for all churches that are engaged in the ecumenical movement and for their closer unity. This article asks why Receptive Ecumenism is needed, given that the process of reception is inherent in ecumenism. It then examines the tension between rhetoric and reality in much ecumenical and ecclesiological discourse, and goes on to ask whether Receptive Ecumenism is a threat to the time-honoured agenda of the Faith and Order tradition in seeking visible unity through theological dialogue. The article touches on the therapeutic dimension of greater mutual receptivity between churches and ends by arguing that Receptive Ecumenism and traditional theological dialogue are mutually dependent.
Descriptor	:	ecumenical movement
Descriptor	:	reception theory
Descriptor	:	Receptive Ecumenism
Descriptor	:	Roman Catholic Church
Descriptor	:	theological dialogue
Descriptor	:	visible unity
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/174553112X630471‬