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How is a Nation’s Moral Agenda Set?

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A Quick Primer on the National Council of Churches The modern ecumenical movement, of which the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA is a major leader, began some 150 years ago with the advent of youth organizations such as the Young Women’s Christian Association, the Young Men’s

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Mainline Ecumenism: It’s Older Than You Think

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Words both denote and connote, which is to say that they both mean something and suggest a constellation of associated ideas, images, and feelings. Ecumenism means, simply, cooperation among Christian churches. The word connotes, however, a certain kind of cooperation among a certain subset of churches. The image it brings

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What I Crave: To Know Where I Belong

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A short reflection on marsh periwinkles, young adults, the church, and eco-justice By Shantha Ready Alonso   Last summer, I joined a group of 20- and 30-somethings and traveled to Port Isobel, Virginia, to explore eco-justice in the marshlands of the Chesapeake Bay. Gathered by the National Council of Churches’

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Caution and Commitment

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The Why and Will We Questions First By Chris Iosso, Unbound General Editor   View and Print as PDF.   Who cares about the General Assembly and who cares about the denomination as an institution? Those questions are posed, often by those dissatisfied with the outcomes of particular votes, against

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