Ecumenism

By J.I. Packer — Evangelicals and Catholics Together: The Christian Mission in the Third Millennium” (ECT) is the title of a programmatic statement composed by eight Protestants (leader, Charles Colson) and  seven Roman Catholics (leader, Richard John Neuhaus) and endorsed by 12 more Protestants and 13 more Roman Catholics. It appeared in the journal First Things in May of this year and, shortened, in the Spring edition of Touchstone. The statement is not, of course, official, nor has it any more authority than the personal credit of … Read more

By J.H.(Hans) Kouwenberg. The 6th Assembly of the W.C.C., meeting in Vancouver, B.C. July 24-August 10 this year was such a rich, diverse affair that it is hard for those of us who attended to gather our impressions together. Hence the narrow focus of this article. One of the significant and interesting strands in the tapestry of the ecumenical movement is the growing awareness of and appreciation for the renewed evangelical movement in the church of Jesus Christ. … Read more

Although this open letter does not include everything that might be said by evangelicals about the WCC 6th Assembly – it was authored mid-way through the meetings – the general consensus of those who wrote it was that some positive things should be said even while we held continuing critical apprehensions. … Read more