Christian Ecumenism Today: Crisis or Transformation?

Abstract

Ecumenical leaders of different Christian churches - Orthodox archpriest Heikki Huttunen, Lutheran pastor Dagmar Heller and Catholic theologian Johannes Oeldemann - answer questions of the editorial office about the current state of ecumenism. In particular, under discussion are the following topics: a crisis of the Ecumenical movement, change of its aims and basic positions over the past century; reaction of ecumenism to anti-ecumenical criticism and possibility of dialogue between ecumenists and anti-ecumenists; conservative Christian alliances as a form of ecumenical cooperation.