Exploring Ecumenism tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1773870 2009-11-21T18:04:33+00:00 A radical Wesleyan approach to transformation through ecumenical conversations TypePad A New Ecumenical Vision tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010536052e91970c012875aa1d16970c 2009-11-21T18:04:33+00:00 2009-11-21T18:04:33+00:00 In this and the next few posts I want to explore a few scenarios. I suppose the first post in this series is the one about scenario planning . One drawback of the method is its costs in terms of... Chris Sissons Participative Methods 6: Scenario Planning tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010536052e91970c0120a69c9bdf970c 2009-11-17T09:30:00+00:00 2009-11-16T20:34:46+00:00 This is another in my occasional series exploring specific participative methods. The others can be found under the category Participation and the first in the series is here. Scenario Planning is described in full in Adam Kahane's book 'Solving Tough... Chris Sissons Yet More About Personal Ordinariates tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010536052e91970c0120a6a5402b970b 2009-11-16T12:57:19+00:00 2009-11-16T12:57:20+00:00 OK OK I can't leave this topic alone. Last time I hoped would be the last post on this topic but I have found two more articles that reflect on the importance of this Vatican initiative. Unfortunately, the first is... Chris Sissons Hopefully a Final Word about Personal Ordinariates tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010536052e91970c0120a6639e87970b 2009-11-09T22:23:33+00:00 2009-11-09T22:23:33+00:00 As the dust begins to clear, the various positions taken up by religious commentators are emerging. In this post, I present two very contrasting articles. Bishop Christopher Hill's 'Commentary on Personal Ordinariates' presents an Anglican view of the Catholic initiative.... Chris Sissons How Churches Hold Themselves Together tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010536052e91970c0120a62dbd35970b 2009-11-08T18:05:15+00:00 2009-11-08T18:05:15+00:00 Recently, I wrote about an elephant in the room with respect to ecumenical conversations in Britain. This time I am going to identify a second elephant. We need an understanding of intra-ecumenism, the ecumenism within the historic traditions. Most of... Chris Sissons The Goal of Ecumenism 5: Striving for the Goal tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010536052e91970c0120a5b98dbb970b 2009-11-07T18:34:42+00:00 2009-11-07T18:34:42+00:00 This is the fifth in a sequence of posts based upon Chris James' blog post The Goal of Ecumenism: Why and how to be one , part VI. The first of these posts is Why Are We Divided?, the second... Chris Sissons Two Ecumenisms? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010536052e91970c0120a61fa56d970b 2009-11-01T14:17:30+00:00 2009-11-01T14:17:30+00:00 The arrangements put in place by the Roman Catholic Church to admit Anglicans disillusioned by women bishops has highlighted a couple of other issues about ecumenism in Britain. The joint statement made by the two archbishops recently states what might... Chris Sissons The Goal of Ecumenism 4: Openness versus Effort tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010536052e91970c0120a5b98b33970b 2009-10-30T18:03:26+00:00 2009-10-30T18:03:26+00:00 This is the fourth in a sequence of posts based upon Chris James' blog post The Goal of Ecumenism: Why and how to be one , part V. The first of these posts is Why Are We Divided?, the second... Chris Sissons Anglicans Entering the Catholic Church tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010536052e91970c0120a61717c0970b 2009-10-23T13:08:08+01:00 2009-10-23T13:08:08+01:00 Okeydoke, my armchair hero Let's see if you're equal to the task Put your money where your mouth is ... The Wall of Death Is a time of truth It's an act of faith ... (From 'The Wall of Death'... Chris Sissons The Goal of Ecumenism 3: Ecumenism and Ecclesiality tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010536052e91970c0120a60dc7be970c 2009-10-20T22:28:50+01:00 2009-10-20T22:28:50+01:00 This is the third in a sequence of posts based upon Chris James' blog post The Goal of Ecumenism: Why and how to be one . The first of these posts is Why Are We Divided? and the second is... Chris Sissons