<i>The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity</i> from a Romanian Orthodox Perspective: A Historical and Missiological Analysis of Common Prayer
Every year, the member Churches of the World Council of Churches (WCC) are called to actively participate in the meetings organized in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. From my perspective, these moments are an extraordinary opportunity to share in the richness of the Orthodox tradition, which...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2023-01-01
|
| Series: | Religions |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/2/163 |
| _version_ | 1797618436637982720 |
|---|---|
| author | Doru Marcu |
| author_facet | Doru Marcu |
| author_sort | Doru Marcu |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Every year, the member Churches of the World Council of Churches (WCC) are called to actively participate in the meetings organized in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. From my perspective, these moments are an extraordinary opportunity to share in the richness of the Orthodox tradition, which means an act of confession and authentic witness. In the first part, I will present critically the canonical synthesis of the Orthodox, the concept of “Ecumenical Eucharist” and of Lima Liturgy, followed by the recommendations of the Special Commission for Orthodox participation in the WCC regarding confessional and interconfessional common prayer. Then, this article will make a historical presentation of the week of prayer. It is very important to know how this initiative started and how it was accepted at the beginning and over the years. At least in Romania, where we have an Orthodox majority, this week has become a controversial issue produced by those who are against ecumenical dialogue. A special attention is for the actual practice approved by the Romanian Patriarchate. Finally, the article will present the statements of the new Orthodox documents and it will end with some conclusions about this moment of common Christian witness. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-11T08:13:45Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-6ac9d4055bfa462498759ab3c3603e83 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2077-1444 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-11T08:13:45Z |
| publishDate | 2023-01-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Religions |
| spelling | doaj.art-6ac9d4055bfa462498759ab3c3603e832023-11-16T22:58:59ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442023-01-0114216310.3390/rel14020163<i>The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity</i> from a Romanian Orthodox Perspective: A Historical and Missiological Analysis of Common PrayerDoru Marcu0Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Craiova, 200585 Craiova, RomaniaEvery year, the member Churches of the World Council of Churches (WCC) are called to actively participate in the meetings organized in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. From my perspective, these moments are an extraordinary opportunity to share in the richness of the Orthodox tradition, which means an act of confession and authentic witness. In the first part, I will present critically the canonical synthesis of the Orthodox, the concept of “Ecumenical Eucharist” and of Lima Liturgy, followed by the recommendations of the Special Commission for Orthodox participation in the WCC regarding confessional and interconfessional common prayer. Then, this article will make a historical presentation of the week of prayer. It is very important to know how this initiative started and how it was accepted at the beginning and over the years. At least in Romania, where we have an Orthodox majority, this week has become a controversial issue produced by those who are against ecumenical dialogue. A special attention is for the actual practice approved by the Romanian Patriarchate. Finally, the article will present the statements of the new Orthodox documents and it will end with some conclusions about this moment of common Christian witness.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/2/163week of prayercommon prayerecumenical dialogueLima LiturgySpecial CommissionRomanian Orthodox Church |
| spellingShingle | Doru Marcu <i>The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity</i> from a Romanian Orthodox Perspective: A Historical and Missiological Analysis of Common Prayer Religions week of prayer common prayer ecumenical dialogue Lima Liturgy Special Commission Romanian Orthodox Church |
| title | <i>The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity</i> from a Romanian Orthodox Perspective: A Historical and Missiological Analysis of Common Prayer |
| title_full | <i>The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity</i> from a Romanian Orthodox Perspective: A Historical and Missiological Analysis of Common Prayer |
| title_fullStr | <i>The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity</i> from a Romanian Orthodox Perspective: A Historical and Missiological Analysis of Common Prayer |
| title_full_unstemmed | <i>The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity</i> from a Romanian Orthodox Perspective: A Historical and Missiological Analysis of Common Prayer |
| title_short | <i>The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity</i> from a Romanian Orthodox Perspective: A Historical and Missiological Analysis of Common Prayer |
| title_sort | i the week of prayer for christian unity i from a romanian orthodox perspective a historical and missiological analysis of common prayer |
| topic | week of prayer common prayer ecumenical dialogue Lima Liturgy Special Commission Romanian Orthodox Church |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/2/163 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT dorumarcu itheweekofprayerforchristianunityifromaromanianorthodoxperspectiveahistoricalandmissiologicalanalysisofcommonprayer |