Key Reference Works for the Study of Ecumenism
Dictionary of the Ecumenical Movement . 2nd edition. Edited by Nicholas Lossky et al. Geneva : WCC, 2002.
The Ecumenical Movement: An Anthology of Key Texts and Voices . Edited by Michael Kinnamon and Brian E. Cope. Geneva : WCC; Grand Rapids : Eerdmans, 1997. (updated edition forthcoming 2010)
Faith and Witness Commission of the Canadian Council of Churches, ed. Liturgies for Christian Unity: The First Hundred Years, 1908-2008. Toronto : Novalis, 2008.
Growth in Agreement: Reports and Agreed Statements of Ecumenical Conversations on a World Level . Edited by Harding Meyer and Lukas Vischer. New York : Paulist Press, 1984.
Growth in Agreement II: Reports and Agreed statements of Ecumenical Conversations on a World Level, 1982-1998. Edited by Jeffrey Gros, Harding Meyer, William G. Rusch. Grand Rapids : Eerdmans, 2000.
Growth in Agreement III: International Dialogue Texts and Agreed Statements, 1998-2005 . Edited by Jeffrey Gros; Thomas F Best; Lorelei F Fuchs. Grand Rapids : Eerdmans, 2007.
A History of the Ecumenical Movement : vol. 1: 1517-1948 edited by Ruth Rouse and Stephen C. Neill; vol. 2: 1948-1968 edited by Harold E. Fey. 4 th edition. Geneva : WCC, 1993.
A History of the Ecumenical Movement, vol. 3, 1968-2000 . Edited by John Briggs, Mercy A. Oduyoye, George Tsetsis. Geneva : WCC, 2004.
In One Body through the Cross: The Princeton Proposal for Christian Unity. Edited by Carl E. Braaten and Robert W. Jenson. Grand Rapids : Eerdmans, 2003.
The Ecumenical Future: Background Papers for In One Body through the Cross: The Princeton Proposal for Christian Unity. Edited by Carl E. Braaten and Robert W. Jenson. Grand Rapids : Eerdmans, 2004.
Matlins, Stuart M. & Arthur J. Magida, eds. How to be a Perfect Stranger: the Essential Religious Etiquette Handbook . 4 th ed. Woodstock , Vt. : SkyLight Paths Pub., c2006.
A handbook of practical advice for attending worship services in denominations and other religions, such as: basic beliefs of that tradition, in what portions of a service a visitor may participate, what books are used, who officiates, what is appropriate attire, whether contributions are expected, etc.
Rusch, William G. Ecumenical Reception: Its Challenge and Opportunity . Philadelphia : Fortress, 2007.
A key work on how to integrate ecumenical agreements into the life of the church.
Sawyer, Mary R. Black Ecumenism: Implementing the Demands of Justice. Valley Forge : Trinity Press International, 1994.
The Unity We Have and the Unity We Seek: Ecumenical Prospects for the Third Millennium . Edited by Jeremy Morris and Nicholas Sagovsky. London , New York : T & T Clark, 2003.
Updated November 30, 2009
Key Reference Works for the Study of Ecumenism
Growth in Agreement: Reports and Agreed Statements of Ecumenical Conversations on a World Level. Edited by Harding Meyer and Lukas Vischer. New York: Paulist Press, 1984.
An anthology of the official statements of bilateral agreements between denominations up to 1984.
Growth in Agreement II: Reports and Agreed statements of Ecumenical Conversations on a World Level, 1982-1998. Edited by Jeffrey Gros, Harding Meyer, William G. Rusch. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2000.
An anthology of the official statements of bilateral agreements between denominations from 1982-1998.
Kinnamon, Michael and Brian E. Cope, eds. The Ecumenical Movement: an Anthology of Key Texts and Voices. Grand Rapids , Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans Pub., 1997.
Lossky, Nicholas, et al. Dictionary of the Ecumenical Movement, 2 nd edition. Geneva: WCC Publications, 2002.
Matlins, Stuart M. & Arthur J. Magida, eds. How to be a Perfect Stranger: the Essential Religious Etiquette Handbook. 3rd ed. Woodstock, Vt.: SkyLight Paths Pub., c2003.
A handbook of practical advice for attending worship services in denominations and other religions, such as: basic beliefs of that tradition, in what portions of a service a visitor may participate, what books are used, who officiates, what is appropriate attire, whether contributions are expected, etc.
Rouse, Ruth A and Stephen Charles Neill. History of the Ecumenical Movement. 3rd ed. Geneva : World Council of Churches, 1986-2004. A comprehensive history of the 20th century ecumenical movement, in three volumes.
Rusch, William G. Ecumenical Reception: Its Challenge and Opportunity. Philadelphia: Fortress, 2007.
A key work on how to integrate ecumenical agreements into the life of the church.
