Baptism, Peace and the State in the Reformed and Mennonite Traditions

What are the most significant points at issue between the Reformed and Mennonite communions? Baptism, peace and church-state relations. Is there a way forward? In the hope that there may be, the contributors to this book attempt to clear the way to closer relations between Reformed and Mennonites by...

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Main Authors Bender, Ross T, Sell, Alan P. F
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Waterloo, ON Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2012
Edition1
Subjects
Baptism
Christianity
Church and state
Comparative Religion
Congresses
Doctrines
Mennonite
Mennonites
Peace
Reformed Church
RELIGION
Religious aspects
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Summary:What are the most significant points at issue between the Reformed and Mennonite communions? Baptism, peace and church-state relations. Is there a way forward? In the hope that there may be, the contributors to this book attempt to clear the way to closer relations between Reformed and Mennonites by careful scholarly discussion of the traditionally disputed questions. The papers gathered here were presented at the second phase of the international dialogue between the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (Presbyterian and Congregational) and the Mennonite World Conference. There are Reformed and Mennonite studies of the three topics, together with the responses of a philosopher of religion, a sociologist, a systematic theologian and a church historian. In the Introduction the dialogue is set in its historical and contemporary ecumenical context, and the Conclusion, drafted by the dialogue participants, has been forwarded to the two world bodies for their consideration and action. This important work will be relevant to all future scholarly research into the growing debate between Reformed and Mennonite communions.
ISBN:9780889208810
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9781554584444
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