![]() Lexington, Matanzas, Tübingen), and from meetings of Pastors (American Baptist Churches (ABC), and Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria) and from an ecumenical group in Italy (groupe œcuménique de Milan), and from an Orthodox Women’s Consultation on “Being Church”, held in Geneva. We have also received responses, which resulted from discussion in Theological Seminaries (viz. ![]() In addition to the responses from churches, seven responses have come from councils of churches (Conference of European Churches (CEC) “Churches in Dialogue ” Commission meeting with Plenary Commission members of Faith and Order Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) Commission on Mission Churches Together in England (CTE), the National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA), the Council of Churches in the Netherlands, the Christian Council of Norway and the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Councils of Churches). Two Roman Catholic responses have been received (from the Archdiocese of Toronto, and a group of theologians brought together by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU), though not speaking on behalf of the Pontifical Council). ![]() Responses have also come from the Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends in Britain, the Friends General Conference Christian and Interfaith Committee and Ecumenical Task Group, and from the Salvation Army. One Methodist response (Methodist Church in Great Britain), two Lutheran responses (Evangelical Lutheran Church in Finland (ELCF), Church of Norway), and one Anglican response (Church of England (CoE)) have been received. Church of Scotland, Greek Evangelical Church (GEC), Presbyterian Church in Canada, Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand, Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA), United Reformed Church (URC)). Six of these responses emanated from churches of the Reformed tradition (viz. ![]() In most cases these had been drafted by the appropriate Commission for Theology, or for Ecumenical Relations. 181)īy 1 June 2002, twenty-one responses had been received from churches. Responses to The Nature and Purpose of the Church (Faith and Order Paper No. ![]()
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