The absence of the eucharistic community is still the most painful character of the conflict between Christian churches. In the European Charta Oecumenica require church leaders to the goal of a joint celebration of the Lord of the meal in mind. And on the church ground plane Christians dream of restoring visible unity.
In the more than forty years, Catholics and Protestants working together in conversation about what divides them discovered and articulated a lot of common beliefs in the Eucharist. This discovery is found with joy. This common belief is to a large extent reflected in the renewed liturgical books of the churches. Nevertheless, the eucharistic community is sometimes further away than ever.
In his latest book on the Eucharist, the Catholic oecumenicus Ton van Eijk recorded the progress and obstacles in the ecumenical discussion with the Roman Catholic Church was involved. In a reasoned and entertaining speech Van Eijk summarized the agreements reached at this point. On the basis of a reflection on the Eucharist as bread and word he sees churches having a perspective on the way to remain. That is, if the churches also manage to agree on other thorny issue at this point: the official structures or practice of the Eucharist.The Eucharist has been a considerable stumbling block again towards visible unity since the end of the last century.Especially since in the Roman Catholic Church the admission of women to the priesthood is taboo. What next?
Following the publication of this book is an ecumenical study on March 15 noon (including debate) about the spiritual heart of the ecumenical movement. Assist the author Dr. Ton van Eijk, Dr. Gerrit van de Kamp (Protestant), Dr. Matt Ploeger (Old Catholic) and Prof. Adelbert Denaux (rk). A joint initiative of the Faculty of Catholic Theology (Tilburg University), the Interuniversity Institute for Missiology and Ecumenics (UU), the Catholic Association for Ecumenism and the Council of Churches in the Netherlands, organized by the Theological Institute Luce / CRC. The book is on the symposium at a discount sale for € 12.50.
In the more than forty years, Catholics and Protestants working together in conversation about what divides them discovered and articulated a lot of common beliefs in the Eucharist. This discovery is found with joy. This common belief is to a large extent reflected in the renewed liturgical books of the churches. Nevertheless, the eucharistic community is sometimes further away than ever.
Following the publication of this book is an ecumenical study on March 15 noon (including debate) about the spiritual heart of the ecumenical movement. Assist the author Dr. Ton van Eijk, Dr. Gerrit van de Kamp (Protestant), Dr. Matt Ploeger (Old Catholic) and Prof. Adelbert Denaux (rk). A joint initiative of the Faculty of Catholic Theology (Tilburg University), the Interuniversity Institute for Missiology and Ecumenics (UU), the Catholic Association for Ecumenism and the Council of Churches in the Netherlands, organized by the Theological Institute Luce / CRC. The book is on the symposium at a discount sale for € 12.50.
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