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CHURCHES IN DIALOGUE COMMISSION:

Preparatory meeting toward the publication of a Handbook on Teaching Ecumenism in Orthodox Contexts 
 
A WCC (ETE), CEC (Churches in Dialogue) and Volos Acadeny Project - 16-18 OCTOBER 2011, Volos 

The Program on Ecumenical Theological Education of the World Council of Churches (ETE/WCC) in collaboration with the Commission “Churches in Dialogue” of the Conference of European Churches (CiD/CEC) and the Volos Academy for Theological Studies, has suggested the planning of a project for a major Handbook for teaching ecumenism in Orthodox contexts. This resource book aims to facilitate theological education with regard to the ecumenical movement in the context of Orthodox theological faculties, theological schools and beyond. This publication is also planned as an important Orthodox contribution to the forthcoming 2013 Assemblies of the WCC and CEC. At this meeting in Volos, representatives of many Orthodox Churches, university faculties and institutes from all over the world took part.  READ MORE...

 

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Mission of the Churches in a simultaneously pre-secular, secular and post secular Europe: recommendations of a consultation

The Churches in Dialogue (CiD) Commission of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) concluded its consultation on challenges and opportunities for the mission of European churches on Wednesday, 31 August, at Rady College in Budapest, Hungary.

Full Report with recommendations

 

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Churches in Dialogue Commission Annual Meeting 

Report of the Consultation on "Visions of Unity in our Churches - Points of Convergence",  The Churches in Dialogue Commission of CEC, Budapest, June 2011    Press Release

Link ecclesiology to mission - Churches in Dialogue Commission of CEC looks forward to working with new Interim Director, Revd Dr Kaisamari Hintikka, and defines working priorities for the coming years...
 

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CEC Presidium appoints new Interim Director of the CEC Churches in Dialogue Commission

Revd Dr Kaisamari Hintikka has been appointed as Interim Director of the Churches in Dialogue Commission (CiD) of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) by the CEC Presidium meeting in Aghios Nikolaos, Crete, 27-30 April 2011.

 

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NEW PUBLICATION!

Baptism in the Life of the Churches. Documentation of an orthodox-protestant dialogue in Europa
Taufe im Leben der Kirchen. Dokumentation eines orthodox-evangelischen Dialogs in Europa

This bilingual publication (English/German) was published jointly by CEC and the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE).

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Referred to in the Conference of European Churches' constitution as "making common contribution to the mission of the Church, the safeguarding of life, to renew common life and witness", the Churches in Dialogue Commission (CID) is at the very heart of the work of CEC.

On these pages, we would like to give you an overview of our work. The Churches in Dialogue Commission...

... initiates and supports religious and inter-religious dialogue among and on behalf of the CEC member churches;

... actively engages in the study and analysis of contempory trends relating to theological education, mission, inter-religious dialogue, and inter-church dialogue across Europe;

... promotes the participation of the churches in the shaping of an agenda for better understanding and implementing the common proclamation of the Gospel, and

... participates in the search for patterns and forms of ecumenical spirituality that support ecumenical encounter.

    

HighlightsHighlights

26-28 May 2011, Meeting of the Working Committee of the Graz Process, Graz, Austria 
Discussions include the relationship between Theological Education and Religious Studies.

For more information, please visit the Consultation Homepage and the Homepage of the Graz Process, which is based mainly on three consultations organised by the CiD Commission in cooperation with the Catholic Theological Faculty of Karl Franzens University in Graz. 


22-24 June 2011, Consultation on "Visions of Unity in our Churches - Points of Convergence", Budapest, Hungary
Press Release: Visions on unity challenging ecumenism today


24-26 June 2011, Second Annual Meeting of the CEC Churches in Dialogue Commission, Budapest, Hungary
Press Release

29-31 August 2011, Consultation on "Challenges and opportunities for the mission of the Churches in Europe today", Budapest, Hungary


Recent PublicationsRecent Publications

Baptism in the Life of the Churches. Documentation of an orthodox-protestant dialogue in Europa
Taufe im Leben der Kirchen. Dokumentation eines orthodox-evangelischen Dialogs in Europa
This bilingual publication (English/German) has been published jointly by CEC and the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE).

Gebet und gottesdienstliche Spiritualität auf ökumenischen Tagungen (Prayer and the Spirituality of Worship at Ecumenical Conferences)
Full report (in German) on the Consultation of the Conference of European Churches and the Institut für Evangelische Aszetik (Institute for Protestant Spirituality), Augustana-Hochschule Neuendettelsau, 23-25 April 2009.

The Future of Ecumenical Theological Education in Eastern and Central Europe
Full report of the International Seminar for young lecturers and professors of theology, Sambata de Sus, Romania, 24-28 September 2008.

Dialogues between Orthodox and other CEC member churches
Report on the results of the evaluation project launched by CID collecting surveys and evaluations from twelve different dialogues on a global, European and local level.

Understanding the Church
The compatibility of the understanding of the Church in the Porvoo Common Statement and the Orthodox understanding of the Church.

To order a copy of these publications, please contact us via email.