Receiving Christ in Holy Meals – thinking afresh about Eucharistic celebrations. Society for Ecumenical Studies. Thursday, 24 October 2024, 7.30pm, online. The holy meal at the heart of Christianity has not infrequently been a source of contention among Christians. This webinar seeks to step behind the discussions and to explore the shared experience of […]
Society for Ecumenical Studies
The Society welcomes members from many different churches and backgrounds, clergy and lay, who are committed to the unity of the Church of Christ, studying its nature and purpose, promoting understanding and co-operation and practising the prayer of Jesus to his Father on the night before he died 'that they all may be one, that the world may believe...'
Aims
- to advance the Christian ecumenical movement and the unity of humanity in Christ
- to foster receptive ecumenism and ecumenical learning between the different traditions of the churches
- to bring together practical and theological experience in social, international and interfaith fields
- to enable theological exploration with regard to Christianity's divisions, ecclesiology, the reconciliation of the churches and the visible unity of Christians
- to arrange occasions for persons of different generations, races and theological convictions to meet, exchange news and ideas, debate, work and pray together on significant study projects
The society is glad to work in collaboration with study institutes, ecumenical organisations and groups of churches at local, national and international levels.
Events
The society organises seminars, day conferences and other events that explore current issues and challenges within the Christian ecumenical movement that can provide appropriate historical and theological awareness, as well as stimulating imaginative and creative responses to today's perplexities.
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Charity details
The Society for Ecumenical Studies is a registered charity, no. 1096515 and a Body in Association with Churches Together in England, CYTUN (Churches Together in Wales), the Action of Churches Together in Scotland (ACTS), the Irish Council of Churches and Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI).
Contact
For more information, please email Revd Dr Alison Evans.
New website
The society has a new dedicated website at ecumenicalstudies.org
Evangelism and Ecumenism: Conflict or Complementarity?
Watch again: The connection between evangelism / evangelization and ecumenism was key to the origins of the ecumenical movement but seems to be rarely spoken about today. The three speakers examined the historical and theological links between these two important areas of Church life as well as the current practical outworking. At the forefront was […]
Society for Ecumenical Studies 2024 AGM
Thursday 7 March 2024, 7.30 pm, via Zoom. The AGM will start at 7.30 pm and at approximately 8pm the Chair of the Society for Ecumenical Studies, Revd Dr Callan Slipper will speak on the subject ‘A Vision for Ecumenism’. During his talk, Callan will reflect upon the excitement and challenge of Christian unity and the […]
Watch again: What can we learn about Christian unity from the Church of South India?
In 1947 four church traditions were brought together in the Church of South India which unites episcopal and non-episcopal Protestant denominations. How can their experience inform our work for unity between the churches in the UK? This webinar from the Society for Ecumenical Studies was first streamed live on Tuesday 25 July 2023. Chair Victoria […]
A Tent of Learning – 23 Sept 2023
Synodal Conversation and Conversion in Receptive Ecumenism. Inspired by a recent Durham University symposium, speakers from seven Christian traditions reflect together on how a church can be truly ‘synodal’. Papers Seven tradition-specific briefing papers were distributed and reflected on by all the participants in advance of the Durham University symposium and are now available on […]
Society for Ecumenical Studies AGM
2 February 2023, 7pm (online). Where does the Church go next? The vision of ecumenism from the perspective of CTE. Speaker Bishop Mike Royal, General Secretary, Churches Together in England. How to join The AGM will start at 7pm and anyone wishing to hear Bishop Mike’s talk is welcome to join the meeting at 7.30pm. […]
Hearing the voice of the Holy Spirit across the Christian traditions
Webinar: Thursday 17 November 2022, 6– 7.30pm. The Holy Spirit is integral to our understanding of God the Holy Trinity. Thinking about the power and the presence of Holy Spirit features strongly in some traditions, eg Pentecostals, and is seen more as part of the Trinity in other traditions, eg Orthodox and Reformed. There is […]
Study Day: Exploring Receptive Ecumenism as Transformative Ecclesial Learning
Saturday 15 October 2022, 10.30am-4.45pm. A study day hosted by the Society for Ecumenical Studies in conjunction with the Durham University Centre for Catholic Studies, exploring issues arising from the new OUP volume, Receptive Ecumenism as Transformative Ecclesial Learning. Editors Paul Murray and Gregory Ryan will introduce the book and chair discussions in which speakers […]
Bachelor of Ecumenism Opportunity
The Pacific Theological College, the only ecumenical and first regional degree offering institution of the Pasifika churches, offers to both lay and ordained candidates theological and ecumenical formation that is justice-driven and communities-based. Find out more information from the Pacific Theological College, Fiji about a new Bachelor of Ecumenism course they are offering starting in […]
Webinar: The Prophetic Voice of the Church
Wednesday 14 September 2022, 6 – 7.30pm. Our call as Christians is to be like Jesus who stood on the margins, comforting the oppressed and challenging the comfortable. In this webinar, we will examine the prophetic call of the Church in today’s world. We will look at ways in which different churches have risen to […]
