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Christian Unity

Frequently Asked Questions about Christian Unity

“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one— I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.”
-Jesus’ prayer for all believers, John 17:20-23
“We would, therefore, earnestly request our Churches to consider whether they are doing all they ought to do to manifest the oneness of the people of God. Should not our Churches ask themselves whether they are showing sufficient eagerness to enter into conversation with other Churches, and whether they should not act together in all matters except those in which deep differences of conviction compel them to act separately?”
–Statement of the 1952 World Conference on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches in Lund Sweden

What does “ecumenism” mean?  How does Unite Boston fit in with the wider movement toward Christian unity?  What does my Christian tradition have to say about other Christian traditions?  If you’ve wondered about these questions, you’re in the right place!  This is a brief list of many important resources for learning about ecumenism in and beyond Boston, representing different views between the various Christian traditions.  If this doesn’t satisfy your curiosity, you can visit our larger, more comprehensive list of organizations, documents, and multimedia resources here.

If you represent an organization working for Christian unity not listed here, or know of such an organization, please email us at info@uniteboston.com.  We’d love to know about them!

Resources from Local Authors on Christian Unity

Unity – or Disunity in the Church: How Can We Be One – Teaching Series at Grace Chapel (Tim Castner, Kelly Fassett, Scott Brill)

Scriptural Teaching on Christian Unity (Scott Brill)

Hospitality in a Polarized World (Kelly Fassett)

What does it mean today to be Ecumenical? (Tom Ryan?)

Christian Unity At Home: One Catholic’s Perspective (Mike Curren)

Discovering the Gold: Mutual Recognition in the Body of Christ (Kelly Fassett)

Koinonia Newsletter, published by Tom Ryan (Paulist Center)

Christ Our Peace: The Radical Concept of Christian Unity (Kelly Fassett)

Ecumenism on the Road (Kelly Fassett)

Stroller Christian Unity in Cambridgeport (Susan Butterworth)

Transforming Hostility into Enemy-Embracing Love – Sermon (Kelly Fassett)

What is “ecumenism”?

Why Unity Matters

How Seriously Do We Take Jesus’ Words on the Need for Christian Unity?

What is Christian Unity?

The Catholic Understanding of Ecumenism

Orthodoxy and Inter-Christian Dialogue

The Lund Principle

Why Christian unity?

Why Ecumenism is Necessary

The Theological Foundations of Ecumenism

Doctrinal Indifference?

Why Ecumenism?

What do the different Christian traditions believe?

Ecumenical Agreement

Church Families

Denominations Comparison Chart

Receptive Ecumenism

Why Charismatics and Calvinists Need Each Other

Our Evangelical Neighbors: A Catholic Reflection on Evangelical Christianity

What should I know before attending a service of another Christian tradition?

12 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Attending an Orthodox Church

How to Visit a Catholic Mass

Eight Questions Non-Catholics Almost Always Ask When They Attend Mass

What does Christian unity look like in Boston?

“The Quiet Revival”: New Immigrants and The Transformation of Christianity in Greater Boston

10 Days Boston

UniteBoston Events Calendar

Lutheran/Catholic Joint Commemoration of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation

Thursday Morning Men’s Breakfast

Pray 351 Network

Greater Things for Greater Boston

What other organizations are working toward Christian unity in Boston?

Institute for Christian Unity

Emmanuel Gospel Center

Archdiocese of Boston, Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs

The Greek-Orthodox Metropolis of Boston

Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts Mission Hubs

Directory for inter-church organizations in Boston (forthcoming)

People Working Towards Christian Unity in Boston

    • Kelly Fassett
    • Scott Brill
    • Vito Nicastro
    • Matt Crane
    • Laura Everett
    • Fr. Tom Ryan

What are some of the most significant, historic, or momentous documents in the movement toward unity?

The Strengths and Weaknesses of the Ecumenical Movement So Far

World Missionary Conference of Edinburgh 1910

Unity Statement -World Council of Churches

Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification -Lutheran World Federation and the Vatican Pontifical Council

Joint Catholic-Orthodox Declaration of His Holiness Pope Paul VI and the Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras I

Evangelicals and Catholics Together: The Christian Mission in the Third Millennium

A Compilation of Quotes and Texts of Pope Francis on Dialogue, Encounter, and Interreligious and Ecumenical Relations 

Who are some of the major organizations working toward Christian dialogue and unity?

Click on the photo below to watch the Ecumenism Alphabet Soup video

On the Path Toward Christian Unity

Which organizations are working toward Christian unity nationally?

National Council of Churches

Christian Churches Together

National Workshop for Christian Unity

Act3 Network

Which organizations are working toward Christian unity internationally?

World Council of Churches

World Evangelical Alliance

Lausanne Movement

Vatican Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

Church of England Council for Christian Unity

World Communion of Reformed Churches

Ecumenical Patriarchate


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