TRS 765B Ecumenical Theology
In the course of the twentieth century, the unity and disunity of Christians emerged as a major theme within theology. This course will explore the nature of ecumenical theology and its major themes (the unity of the Church, doctrinal consensus, individual doctrinal issues that have been "church-dividing"). Works by individual theologians (e.g., Yves Congar, George Lindbeck) and texts from ecumenical dialogues (e.g., the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification) will be examined.