Wednesday, 27 January 2021, 7 – 8 pm via Zoom. Revd. Canon Dr. Jeremy Worthen, who until recently was Secretary for Ecumenical Relations and Theology at the Church of England Council for Christian Unity, will be reflecting on this theme, followed by a time of discussion. Please contact the Society for Ecumenical Studies secretary for […]
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
Webinar: Scripture – a uniting gift?
Watch again: This webinar, by The Society for Ecumenical Studies, was originally streamed on Wednesday 14 October 2020. Holy Scripture is a gift shared by all Christians but there are many differences of approach to the Bible in our worship, theology and personal devotion. In the Roman Catholic Year of the Word, three distinguished speakers […]
Exploring the Spiritual Health of the Nation
Watch again: This webinar, originally broadcast on 15 September 2020, looked at the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is a time of huge upheaval and an opportunity for soul searching. What are we learning as individuals and as society? The webinar was sponsored by The Tablet and Reform. Speakers The Revd Dr Roger Dawson […]
World Church’s Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic
Watch again: This webinar, first broadcast on Wednesday 19 August 2020, provides an ecumenical conversation exploring the world Church’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. It was the second of a series of three online events, and sponsored by The Tablet and Reform. You can watch again, above, or on the Society for Ecumenical Studies’ YouTube […]
Communion in the light of COVID 19
Watch again: This webinar, first broadcast on 16 July 2020, provides an ecumenical exploration of how the lockdown period has influenced our understanding of Communion. This was the first in a series of three webinars on themes around the response of the churches to the situation created by the current pandemic. It was organised by […]
Day conference: ‘Church: Towards a Common Vision’ and ‘Juridical Ecumenism’
This event by the Society for Ecumenical Studies looks at the World Council of Churches (WCC) report The Church: Towards a Common Vision and the response to this report including, most recently, the response from the Roman Catholic Church. Revd Dr Susan Durber, URC minister and Moderator of the WCC Faith and Order Commission, will […]
Papers: ‘Saints and Celebrities’ study – November 2019
Papers are now available from the Society for Ecumenical Studies study afternoon for All Saints Day, looking at contrasting perspectives from a Reformed and a Catholic view. Papers SFeS – All Saints study day sermon – Rev Dr Sarah Hall (Docx, 17k) Veneration of saints and celebrity culture: one URC perspective – […]
Postgraduate scholarships and bursaries for Centre for Catholic Studies
Applications are open for postgraduate scholarships and bursaries for 2020/21 for the Centre for Catholic Studies (CCS) at Durham University. These include two Louis Lafosse Bicentenary PhD Scholarships, both 3 year awards including full-fees (at UK/Home level), plus a maintenance allowance at the UK Research Council’s national rate (£15,009 in 2019-20). Closing date Louis Lafosse […]
