Visser 't Hooft, 1900-1985 : Living for the Unity of the Church /

God's diplomat, the pope of the ecumenical movement, but also an acerbic theologian and a difficult person: this is how journalists characterised Willem Adolf Visser 't Hooft (1900-1985). He was one of the best-known Dutch theologians outside the Netherlands and he left his mark on the wor...

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Hovedforfatter: Zeilstra, Jurjen (Author)
Andre forfattere: Jansen, Henry
Format: Electronisk eBog
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2020]
Serier:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Indholdsfortegnelse:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Figures
  • Foreword and Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1. The World Opens Up, 1900-1924
  • 2. The School of International Encounter
  • 3. Church Unity in Wartime, 1939-1945
  • 4. From 'Spiritual Contact' to Political Involvement
  • 5. Towards a World Council of Churches
  • 6. General Secretary of the World Council of Churches 1948-1966
  • 7. The Cold War, the Unity of the Church and Eastern Orthodoxy, 1948-1966
  • 8. Roman Catholic Contacts
  • 9. Obsolete Institutionalism?
  • 10. In the Mirror of Rembrandt and the Perspectives of Others
  • Taking Stock
  • Sources and Literature Consulted
  • Index