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Paul Avis, Reshaping Ecumenical Theology: The Church Made Whole? (London: T&T Clark, 2010), x + 209 pp., £19.99 (ISBN 9780567070449).

Paul Avis, Reshaping Ecumenical Theology: The Church Made Whole? (London: T&T Clark, 2010), x +... This book provides a welcome up to date analysis of a subject which is as important as it is intractable—the development of ecumenical theology and the actualisation of ecumenical goals. It is clear, knowledgeable, well written and informative. It is based on a series of papers given at different times, but it reads smoothly as a continuous narrative. “The ecumenical movement is ripe for reform and renewal. Its theology needs to be invigorated and reshaped. Its bureaucracy needs to be streamlined and refocused” (Preface.) Few will disagree with these sentiments, and Dr Paul Avis, General Secretary of the Council for Christian Unity, is eminently well qualified to prescribe some suitable remedies. He writes as a committed Anglican, exploring different confessional standpoints but not aspiring to an improbable objectivity. The first chapter looks at the unity and multiplicity of the Christian church as it is today, and poses the question, ‘When does multiplicity become fragmentation?’ Notions of difference, diversity, and pluralism offer a framework for the following analysis. The next chapter explores the crisis of ecumenism—how much diversity is compatible with unity? The beginnings of an answer appear in reflecting on new paths in ecumenical method. Ecumenical theology should http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Reformed Theology Brill

Paul Avis, Reshaping Ecumenical Theology: The Church Made Whole? (London: T&T Clark, 2010), x + 209 pp., £19.99 (ISBN 9780567070449).

Newlands, George
Journal of Reformed Theology , Volume 6 (3): 321 – Jan 1, 2012
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This book provides a welcome up to date analysis of a subject which is as important as it is intractable—the development of ecumenical theology and the actualisation of ecumenical goals. It is clear, knowledgeable, well written and informative. It is based on a series of papers given at different times, but it reads smoothly as a continuous narrative. “The ecumenical movement is ripe for reform and renewal. Its theology needs to be invigorated and reshaped. Its bureaucracy needs to be streamlined and refocused” (Preface.) Few will disagree with these sentiments, and Dr Paul Avis, General Secretary of the Council for Christian Unity, is eminently well qualified to prescribe some suitable remedies. He writes as a committed Anglican, exploring different confessional standpoints but not aspiring to an improbable objectivity. The first chapter looks at the unity and multiplicity of the Christian church as it is today, and poses the question, ‘When does multiplicity become fragmentation?’ Notions of difference, diversity, and pluralism offer a framework for the following analysis. The next chapter explores the crisis of ecumenism—how much diversity is compatible with unity? The beginnings of an answer appear in reflecting on new paths in ecumenical method. Ecumenical theology should

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