Category Archives: Roman Catholicism

Why Dialogue Matters to Our Unity in a Secular Culture

In my post yesterday I showed that the lack of Christian unity has profoundly contributed to the rise of secularism in the West. I argued that this was particularly true in the United States. Today I want to show you … Continue reading

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Christ Our Center – The Lausanne Conversation at Mundelein Seminary

The past two Monday blogs (May 20 and 27) have included information about our April 18 public meeting, “Christ Our Center.” This event was held at the University of St. Mary of the Lake, Mundelein Seminary. This event was a … Continue reading

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Christ Our Center – Dr. Hans Boersma

When twenty-five Catholic and evangelical Protestant Christians gathered for the first ever “Lausanne Catholic-Evangelical Conversation” at Mundelein Seminary on April 18 we held an evening session on the first day that was open to the public. Our desire was to … Continue reading

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Christ Our Center – Fr. Edward T. Oakes

On Thursday, April 18, the first ever Lausanne Catholic-Evangelical conversation on mission and evangelism took place at Mundelein Seminary in suburban Chicago. In planning this meeting our Lausanne committee, a group of five which I serve as chairman, agreed that … Continue reading

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Evangelism, Evangelization and Missional-Ecumenism (4)

Over the last three days I have written about evangelism and evangelization, from both a Protestant and Catholic perspective. I have attempted to show the meaning and importance of these respective terms and the theology that lies behind both of … Continue reading

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Evangelism, Evangelization and Missional-Ecumenism (3)

Yesterday, I provided the first three major characteristics of Pope John Paul II’s 1990 encyclical Redemptoris Missio. This encyclical spells out the “new evangelization.” My purpose in these blogs is to show how the words evangelism, evangelization and mission are now being … Continue reading

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Evangelism, Evangelization and Missional-Ecumenism (2)

Yesterday, I wrote about the term, and teaching emphasis. which is called the new evangelization within the Catholic Church. I showed how this movement has been building and how it has impacted both Catholics and non-Catholics globally. While evangelicals have … Continue reading

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Evangelism, Evangelization and Missional-Ecumenism (1)

The subject of Christian evangelism notoriously raises problematic questions for those who believe that it is one of the clearest imperatives that Christ gave to his church. Now, in the last few decades, a new term (with slightly different meaning) … Continue reading

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Of What Purpose Is Interreligious Dialogue? (2)

Evangelical Christians are slow to embrace thinking about dialogue with non-Christians and their religious faith. One profound reason, as we saw yesterday, is our deep fear. We are often fearful that unless we preach the gospel to others we are … Continue reading

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Of What Purpose Is Interreligious Dialogue? (1)

One of the great insights of Vatican II was the Catholic Church’s expressed desire for dialogue with non-Christian religions. This insight is generally misunderstood by most evangelicals and rarely appreciated by many Catholics. As an active ecumenist, working from within … Continue reading

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