Ecumenical and Inter-religious Relations
Stay Tuned: Episcopal, Moravian churches share sacred ground, plan racial reconciliation webinars
Rooted strongly in a 10-year partnership, The Episcopal Church and Moravian Church are poised to dig further together into the truth about their racial histories with three fall webinars that will also be available for pre-Advent church forums during three weeks in November. Developed by the Moravian-Episcopal Coordinating Committee following a 10th Anniversary Celebration of Full Communion between […]
Churches Beyond Borders to Release ‘16 Days of Activism’ Devotionals
The Episcopal Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Anglican Church of Canada, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada are developing joint devotionals for 2021 focused on the issue of violence against women, including missing and murdered Indigenous women. The devotionals will coincide with the United Nations’ 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based […]
Interns in the Ecumenical and Interreligious Office: An Interview with Salmoon Bashir
This summer, The Episcopal Church’s Office of Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations had the privilege of working with a new intern, Salmoon Bashir. Salmoon is a seminarian at Candler School of Theology. He was interviewed by another intern, Hank Jeannel, who is a second-year student at Princeton Theological Seminary. Hank Jeannel: Start by telling us a […]
From the Rev. Margaret Rose: Spring 2021
Sowing Seeds of Love “The incarnation is the supreme paradox. Most of the great [Christian] heresies arose from an undue impatience with mystery and paradox and an endeavor after a common-sense theology.” This quote from Scottish theologian Donald Baillie was offered by Dr. Clare Amos on a recent webinar called Uprooting Hate, Sowing Seeds of Love. […]
Deradicalization and Resources to Oppose Christian Nationalism
In January, Executive Council directed Episcopal Church staff to look at possibilities for deradicalization and addressing white supremacy and Christian nationalism. Since that time, ecumenical and interreligious affairs, in partnership with the Office of Government Relations and colleagues from around the church, have begun to research how we can better understand the threat of violent extremism […]
The National Workshop on Christian Unity to Meet in April
The National Workshop on Christian Unity—an annual gathering of Episcopalians, Lutherans, United Methodists, Roman Catholics, Presbyterians and Evangelicals active in ecumenical work—will meet virtually this year from April 13 to 15 with the theme, “Abide in my love and you shall bear much fruit.” Presiding Bishop Michael Curry will preach at opening worship, and a series […]
Churches Beyond Borders Releases Statement for International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
In Advent 2020, Churches Beyond Borders expressed a commitment to dismantling racism, combating white supremacy and actively seeking opportunities to engage more deeply on these important issues. In this season of Lent, we continue our journey as we join together in observing the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Read the full statement […]
Ecumenical and Interreligious Guidebook: Care for Our Common Home
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Association of Diocesan Ecumenical and Interreligious Officers, and Catholic Climate Covenant jointly published an ecumenical guidebook centered on creation care. On March 9, the partners held a virtual dialogue to mark the launch, featuring Bishop Marc Andrus of the Episcopal Diocese of California, who is the head […]
Presbyterian-Episcopal Dialogue Considers Local Oversight of Shared Ministry
In this, the fourth meeting in the third round of bilateral dialogues, the members met with Dr. Amy Plantinga Pauw, Henry P. Mobley Jr. Professor of Doctrinal Theology at the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, and discussed her book, Church in Ordinary Time: A Wisdom Ecclesiology, to offer ecclesiological and theological frameworks and foundations to ecumenical dialogue. The […]
Presbyterian-Episcopal Dialogue February 2021 Communiqué
With continued consideration to health and safety during COVID-19, the members of the Presbyterian-Episcopal Dialogue met February 22-23, 2021 via Zoom. Representing the Presbyterian Church were Ruling Elder Anne Bond (co-chair), the Rev. Dr. Neal Presa (co-vice chair), the Rev. Terri Ofori, the Rev. Dr. Christian Boyd, the Rev. Robert Foltz-Morrison, the Rev. Brian Entz, […]
