Despite years -- centuries! -- of mutual wall-building, Christian denominations have begun to communicate about their shared beliefs and missions, and not just their differences. Here are some resources for examining some of the more prominent ecumenical dialogues. NOTE: This page is under slow construction; check back for updates.
GENERAL CATHOLIC
USCCB (SEIA) Official Dialogues
Papal Encyclical (JP II): Ut Unum Sint
Vatican II Document: Nostra Aetate
SPECIFIC
Greek Orthodox - Roman Catholic
Dialogue with the Orthodox Churches of Byzantine Tradition
Huffington Ecumenical Institute (Loyola Marymount Univ.)
The Ravenna Document (13 Oct. 2007 document from the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church on Ecclesial Communion, Conciliarity and Authority )
Anglican - Roman Catholic*
Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue:Online resource centre for Anglican-Roman Catholic relations
Site of the International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission (IARCCUM)
Lutheran - Roman Catholic
Lutheran - Roman Catholic Dialogue (Lutheran World Federation)
Lutheran - Roman Catholic Dialogue (Strasbourg Institute)
Lutheran - Catholic Commission on Unity (Pro Unione)
Orthodox - Evangelical
What Can Orthodox and Evangelicals Learn From One Another
A lecture (text and media) by the late noted theologian, Metropolitan Kallistos of Diocleia (Timothy Ware) given in February, 2011
Ukrainian Orthodox - Ukrainian Catholic
Historic Ukrainian Hierarchy Encounter, 2011
Holodomor Commemoration at LMU (LibGuide)
Evangelical - Roman Catholic
Henry Blocher at the European Leadership Forum
Cooperation between Catholics and conservative Protestants
Common Ground: What Catholics and Protestants can learn from each other (DVD)
Islamic-Catholic Dialogue
Jewish-Christian/Jewish-Catholic Dialogue**
Los Angeles: Priest-Rabbi Council and later Jewish-Catholic Dialogue
A Journey of Discovery: a Resource manual for Jewish-Catholic Dialogue
Philadelphia: Jewish-Christian Relations Institute
Boston: Center for Jewish-Christian Learning (Boston College)
South Orange NJ: Jewish-Christian Studies Program (Seton Hall U.)
Open Access Journal: Studies in Jewish-Christian Relations (Council of Centers on Jewish-Christian Relations) 2005-present
*Note: The late LMU Professor of Theology, Herb Ryan, SJ, worked with John Courtney Murray during Vatican II, and played an important part in establishing a Catholic-Anglican dialogue.
**Note: The late Rabbi and Professor Michael A. Signer was an important pioneering figure in Jewish-Catholic dialogue. LMU was able to obtain a good part of his book collection, now in the Hannon Library. See the Michael A. Signer Collection at LMU LibGuide for an overview of this extraordinary man, and the collection.
Church of Sant'Ignazio, interior
Rome
Historical note: This Jesuit church (begun 1620s by bequest of Gregory XV, the first Jesuit-educated pope) is famous for its amazing ceiling frescoes, and for the fact that the cupola one sees from near the altar is -- an illusion! Out of money, and with a large dedicatory ceremony pending, the Jesuit art instructor and his students painted a realistic looking and perspective-correct cupola interior on a large canvas. Where the cupola would be, on the roof, is the Jesuit astronomical observatory.
photos: T. Amodeo 2010
The Huffington Ecumenical Institute sponsored this one of many engaging two-day Symposia:
The program included stellar guest speakers and LMU faculty, as well as both Orthodox and Catholic LMU students in dialogue, covering a wide area of concerns.
The five sessions, as well as videos from earlier and later annuall HEI symposia and talks, are now available as downloadable videos from the HEI Web site.