The search for unity : relations between the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches from the 1950s to the 1970s
"Rarely, if ever, have there been such intense theological discussions between Churches as those which took place under the auspices of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC). This book recounts the history of those discussions from the privileged standpoint of an insider; Monsignor William Purdy was one of the two joint secretaries of ARCIC almost from its origins until the publication in 1981 of its Final Report." "William Purdy (1911-1994) served the Vatican for many years as a member of the Secretariat for Christian Unity, and this book is being published with the Secretariat's support. It not only examines the theology which lay behind the conversations, but it is enlivened with personal anecdotes and character sketches of the churchmen from both sides of the denominational divide who took part in them." "The Search for Unity begins in the immediate post-war years, and will be essential reading for anyone interested in the development of the ecumenical movement as it affects the Roman Catholic and Anglican Communions, from the first tentative approaches to the tensions over the ordination of women."--Jacket
History
ix, 291 pages ; 24 cm
9780225667103, 022566710X
37836091
Setting the scene: conversations; conversations II; the Fisher visit to John XXIII; the Fisher visit II; ecumenical lines cross; further English conversations; first session, death of John XXIII; session II of the Council - Decree on Ecumenism; the Council's last phase; Michael Ramsey's visit to Rome; Anglican-Roman Catholic Joint Preparatory Commission; Lambeth Conference 1968; The Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission; Windsor I; Cardinal Willebrands in England; the Eucharist; ministry; authority I; Archbishop Coggan in Rome; Lambeth Conference 1978 authority II; the Pope in Great britain; reactions to ARCIC final report; marriage; ordination of women; what now?