{"product_id":"ecumenical-reception-its-challenge-and-opportunity-paperback","title":"Ecumenical Reception: Its Challenge and Opportunity - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam G. Rusch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1988 William Rusch wrote a book tracing the development of the idea of \u003ci\u003ereception\u003c\/i\u003e up to that time. During the intervening years, both reflection on \u003ci\u003ereception\u003c\/i\u003e and the experience of attempting to engage in it have progressed considerably.Rusch begins with a bird's-eye view of the term \u003ci\u003ereception\u003c\/i\u003e across several disciplines -- law, philosophy, literary criticism -- before homing in on its theological import. He traces its use as a term and as a practice from the New Testament up to the twentieth century, painting a picture of a dynamic process that fosters unity and diversity among churches and spiritual communities. Finally, he examines the new chapter in the history of reception due to the establishment of the ecumenical movement, and considers what will be necessary for it to continue to move the church forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam G. Rusch\u003c\/b\u003e, a Lutheran pastor, is professor of Lutheran studies at Yale Divinity School and professor of church history at New York Theological Seminary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 9.01 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753050964256,"sku":"9780802847232","price":28.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ff0cfc053db04d08ec26c061a93b70fa.webp?v=1780011272","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ecumenical-reception-its-challenge-and-opportunity-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}