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This study presents the first comprehensive analysis of Seventhday Adventist interchurch relations – a 20-million member body whose ecumenical stance has so far been underresearched. For the sake of interpreting denominational involvement and reservations in Adventism as well as beyond, the study develops a new academic approach to ecumenism based on Relational Models Theory, a comprehensive social science paradigm of interpreting human relationships. The resulting typology of ecumenical interactions and the historical case study of Adventism suggest that such a relational interpretation of ecumenical interaction sheds light on many of the unresolved issues in ecumenics – such as divergent concepts of unity, difficulties in recognition processes, and the permanence of denominationalism.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Body
- Figures and Tables
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Technical Notes
- Notes on the Cover Picture
- 1. Introduction
- 2. On Studying Interchurch Relations
- 3. Apocalyptic Heat and a Diversity of Attitudes: The Formative Years of Adventism
- 4. Experimenting with Distance and Proximity: The Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
- 5. Seeking Good Relations as the Parousia Delays: Developments after World War II
- 6. Conclusion
- 7. Appendices
- 8. Bibliography
- Index