Reformed World returns
After a longer than expected hiatus, Reformed World, the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) theological journal, has returned with a pair of editions released simultaneously. During the two years between the last issue and now the editorial board was reconstituted and the journal’s “aim and scope” updated: Reformed World is an international journal that […]
Webinar on ecumenical dialogues looks to future
A webinar on “Justification and Justice: The Journey of the WCRC from Columbus to Notre Dame” gathered nearly two dozen participants to trace “the steps of a journey on which we’ve made momentous advances in the unity of the church—making that unity more visible in our life together,” as host Anna Case-Winters said. The recent […]
Dialogue report on koinonia commended for use
Koinonia: God’s Gift and Calling, the report of the International Reformed–Anglican Dialogue (IRAD), was officially introduced at a webinar co-hosted by the Anglican Communion and World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC). Howard Gregory, an Anglican Archbishop from the Caribbean and co-chair of the dialogue process, welcomed the 50+ participants from around the world with an […]
Dialogue report sees koinonia as God’s gift and calling
The Reformed-Anglican Dialogue’s report of its work, Koinonia: God’s Gift and Calling, is now available for purchase and downloading. The report looks at the theological foundations of koinonia (communion), how the church’s ecclesiology might be understood in the light of it, and at the implications for living with conflict and engaging in mission. It states, […]
Freedom of religion rooted in justice
A recent consultation took important steps to find a faithful paradigm of thinking over the issue of “Freedom of Religion or Belief.” Twenty-two church leaders and theologians gathered in Hattersheim am Main, Germany, 25-27 February, to discuss this issue in light of the global rise of ethno-nationalisms, xenophobia, interreligious intolerance, patriarchal hegemony and racism. “Given […]
WCRC mourns death of prophetic theologian
The World Communion of Reformed Churches mourns the passing away of Vuyani Vellem on 4 December in his home country of South Africa after a struggle with cancer. Vellem, a professor at Pretoria University, was a specialist in liberation theology, focusing his research on themes such as Christianity and democracy and Christianity and economics as […]
Reformed-Pentecostal dialogue distilling five years’ of discussion
The sixth session of the Reformed-Pentecostal Dialogue, which has revolved around the understanding of “mission,” focused on bringing together the fruits of their five years of work: mission and salvation the Holy Spirit and mission mission and the unity of the church mission and eschatology The work will be presented in a single document to […]
The International Reformed–Anglican Dialogue meets for the fifth time in Hiroshima
Communiqué 2019 The International Reformed–Anglican Dialogue (IRAD) between the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) and the Anglican Communion met for the fifth time, between 23 and 30 August 2019 in Hiroshima, Japan, under the leadership of Co-Chairs: The Revd Dr Elizabeth Welch (WCRC) and The Most Revd Dr Howard Gregory (Anglican Communion). This bilateral […]
Karl Barth’s life and work to be commemorated
The life and work of Swiss theologian Karl Barth will be remembered in a new traveling exhibition and a series of events beginning in December. The theme of the year-long commemoration is “Gott Trifft Mensch” or “God Meets Man.” “Karl Barth is the greatest theologian of the 20th century, and his work is very relevant […]
Dialogue explores communion as an “unbreakable gift and calling”
The International Reformed–Anglican Dialogue between the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) and the Anglican Communion met for the third time in Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 31 August to 7 September 2017. The co-chairs are Elizabeth Welch (WCRC) and David Chillingworth (Anglican). The current series of bilateral discussions is the first that the Anglican and […]
