Gathered in my Name

William T Cavanaugh

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Wipf & Stock Publishers
28 December 2020

Interfaith relations; Christianity; Ecumenism; Christian theology

Series: Studies in World Catholicism

This volume differs from many quincentennial discussions of the Protestant Reformation--and ecumenical scholarship more generally--in that it shifts the focus from Europe and the West to the global South, where ecumenism's promises and challenges are quite different. In postcolonial and post-missionary Africa, the churches continue to expand, competition among denominations is lively, and Christian rivalry with Islam is often a reality. In Latin America, Protestants have severely eroded the Catholic Church's hegemony, originally forged in the zeal of the Counter-Reformation to combat the perceived errors of Luther and Calvin. In India, the Christian churches are a tiny, beleaguered minority facing an increasingly militant Hindu nationalism. These essays pay close attention to the different contexts of intra-Christian relationships worldwide--the actual situation on the ground. If ecumenism will succeed, it cannot be simply a matter of experts at a conference attempting to agree about doctrines abstracted from the contexts in which they were forged, the contexts in which doctrinal disagreements caused ecclesial ruptures, or the contexts in which Christians continue to live out our divided existence. This volume attempts to be sensitive to the lived experience of divided Christians in whatever part of the world they find themselves.

Edited by: William T Cavanaugh
Imprint: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 9
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 585g
ISBN: 9781532685590
ISBN 10: 1532685599
Series: Studies in World Catholicism
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 28 December 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

William T. Cavanaugh is director of the Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology and professor of Catholic studies at DePaul University in Chicago. His areas of specialization are in political theology, economic ethics, and ecclesiology. His publications include Field Hospital: The Church's Engagement in Markets, Politics, and Conflict, Migrations of the Holy: Theologies of State and Church, and The Myth of Religious Violence: Secular Ideology and the Roots of Modern Conflict.

Reviews for Gathered in my Name

"""These critically informed reflections, from Catholics and Protestants, provide a unique synoptic vision of the struggles informing ecclesial diversity around the world. The volume's sensitive focus on the concrete experience of local Christians, coupled with the authors' theoretical sophistication, moving from rich theology to incisive social politics, provides illuminating judgments about the church's search for unity in global perspective. Provocative and illuminating, this is contemporary ecumenical writing at its best, and because of that, it lays out the terms of future study with a fresh hope. Highly recommended for scholars and students alike."" --Ephraim Radner, Professor of Historical Theology, Wycliffe College"