The Heidelberg Catechism and the church by E. A. J. G. van der Borght

“… What is the ecumenical potential and what are the limitations of the teaching on the church in the Heidelberg Catechism 450 years after its publication? …”
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Freiheit zu ökumenischer eucharistischer gastfreundschaft/zur offenen kommunion by H. H. Eßer

“… The paper is pleading for ecumenical liberty in favour of an epicletic-pneumatological understanding of the Lord’s Supper. …”
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Confessing church today? by D.J. Smit

“…The article responds to the question from Reformed ecumenical circles regarding what it could mean to be a confessing church today. …”
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"Unity that sanctifies diversity". Cottesloe revisited by E. van der Borght

“… The Cottesloe Consultation (1960) is an important milestone in the ecumenical struggle against apartheid and racism in general. …”
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Die teologiese en morele regverdiging van apartheid en 'n status confessionis by P. J. Strauss

“… Both the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) and the — then — Reformed Ecumenical Synod (RES) eventually declared a status confessionis against the theological and moral justification of apartheid. …”
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The conception of the circle of concerned African women theologians: is it African or Western? by R. N. Fiedler, J. W. Hofmeyr

“…This is in keeping with the agenda of the Circle, namely to liberate women in the church and in society. The ecumenical bodies merely provided the structures within which the Circle was organized. …”
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The “Miss Curvy Uganda” pageant: representation, commodification and exploitation of women’s bodies by Francis Akena, Adyanga

“…The proposal drew sharp criticisms that appeared in the national media, ecumenical community gatherings, and public forums across the country. …”
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PLAYFUL SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY: TOWARD TRANSFORMING ACTION by A. Stavnichuk

“…This article also provides some examples for undertaking systematic theology in a playful way by using the present ecumenical discourse of the World Council of Churches (WCC) on transforming spirituality. …”
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La penna di Dhuoda e di Ildegarde: un dono di fede* by Francesca Sivo

“…The former focused on a domestic perspective, the latter projected to an ecumenical horizon, but both believed in the educational value of the word as a warning that becomes an authentic profession of faith through ars and scientia, the God-given and olny true key to access the faith itself.…”
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Liturgiese sang op die kruispad tussen tradisie en vernuwing by WML Strydom

“…In the process of renewal the theological essence and the ecumenical character of Christian liturgy should be kept in mind, as well as the present cultural shifts in the South African community, which include secularization and the post-modem outlook on life. …”
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Tyd as gawe - God se tyd: die polsslag van die kerkjaar by E. Kloppers

“… When seen as a gift – as God’s time – the careful shaping of the church year strengthens the celebratory character of the worship service; contributes to the effective proclamation of the Word; underlies the church’s confession; introduces new people and young people to the faith; forms community; adds to comforting people; exerts healing; anchors the church’s diaconal work; contributes to missionary proclamation to “outsiders”; and reflects the ecumenical character of the church service. This article is a plea for a greater consciousness for the structure and times of the church year, with a view to the conveyance of the full truth of the Gospel and the formative effect in the life of the community of faith. …”
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Grondtrekke van Adrio König se teologie by S. A. Strauss

“…The article concludes that König’s theology can be described, from a reformed perspective, as ambiguous: biblical as well as contextual, confessional as well as ecumenical. König describes his theology as “eschatological covenant theology”. …”
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Os “evangélicos sem fronteiras”: história e religiosidade evangélica em Londrina (PR) by Edson Elias de Morais, Fabio Lanza

“…From bibliographical, electronics, field and oral research, it was identified that the evangelical religious trajectory of Londrina took place in four phases: the first one is called “ecumenical”; the second, “institutional division”; the third, “new religiousness” and the fourth “borderless evangelical”. …”
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Calvyn, Servet en ons ... teologie, geskiedenis en die negende gebod by V. E. d'Assonville

“…Aspects that should be taken into consideration are inter alia of a political, juridical, moral, theological and ecumenical nature. By way of taking at least these aspects into regard and by pursuing the principle of ad fontes consequently, one can prevent neglecting the 9th Commandment in theological and historical studies. …”
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Reformierte dogmatik zwischen konfessioneller bindung nd der verpflichung zu weiterführender (auch konfessionsübergreifender) theoriebildung by M. Beintker

“…Since reformed theology seeks after the truth of the gospel as the basis of the one, complete Church of Jesus Christ (Barth); confessional profile and the ecumenical horizon of reformed dogmatics simultaneously are tied together. …”
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Pieter Potgieter as mens en teoloog: essensieel en eietyds by S. A. Strauss

“…Furthermore, he is widely respected for the outstanding leading role he played in the church on both synodical and ecumenical levels. As a born leader this was a task for which he had a natural aptitude. …”
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"In The Spirit" by A. Santoso

“…The Ecumenical and Reformed Creeds and Confessions hold a continuity of Trinitarian doctrine as formulated since the Nicene creed (325 AD). …”
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Dialog religijny w turystyce by Maciej Ostrowski

“…He discusses also various types of religious dialogue: within the tourists’ own religious community, the ecumenical dialogue between members of different Christian denominations, philosophical dialogues with non-believers and finally dialogue between members of different religions. …”
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Contemporary Christian spirituality: an "encompassing field" by C. Kourie, T. Ruthenberg

“…It constitutes an encompassing, incorporative “field” through occupying a “give-and-take” inter-disciplinary place in a general academy of Spirituality and through repossession of its own traditions, insights and ecumenical spiritual landscape. These discoveries are further enhanced through contemporary Christian spirituality’s own critical appreciation of globalisation and postmodernism. …”
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The future of empirical research in and through the Dutch Reformed Church by C. Van Wyngaard

“…These foci include situating the DRC within a broader ecumenical environment through empirical research; attending to more critical analyses in the interpretation of empirical data, and revisiting historic empirical research data to examine longitudinal attitudinal shifts in the DRC. …”
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