Concordia Theological Monthly
Article Title
Publication Date
3-1-1968
Document Type
Article
Keywords
confessional movement, ecumenical movement, lutheran, bayne, world council of churches, unity, anglican, confessionalism, lwf, visser
Submission Type
Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep
Abstract
It is ironic that the contemporary confessional movement owes its origin, in part at least, to the ecumenical movement. Visser 't Hooft himself predicted that certain confessional and denominational retrenchments would occur after the first World Council of Churches convention at Amsterdam in 1948. Nor did he consider this a tragic development. The question of enduring significance was, what would follow next?
Disciplines
Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion
Submission Cost
Free
Submission Audience
Laity; Ministers; Scholars
Recommended Citation
Groh, John E.
(1968)
"Interaction: Ecumenism and Confessionalism,"
Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 39, Article 13.
Available at:
https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol39/iss1/13
