The visual resonances of a Harari Qur’ān: An 18th century Ethiopian manuscript and its Indian Ocean connections by Sana Mirza

“…The trans-regional visual resonances of the manuscript, and its later circulation, highlight the position not only of Harar as a regional artistic center within Ethiopia, but also that of the Horn of Africa within a broader Indian Ocean ecumene. Focusing on the Khalili Qur’ān, this essay will explore Harar’s nuanced engagement and selective participation in networks of artistic circulation and exchanges and their role in the formation of a Harari visual idiom within the burgeoning globalization of 18th-century Ethiopia.…”
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Mixing knowledge to negotiate with and on a volcano by Jean-Baptiste Bing

“…A mix of knowledge and know-how seems to dominate all segments of the population, and confrontation between these types of knowledge is causing some very concrete problems concerning, for example, management and control of territories, and access to local resources, but is also leading to a renewal of territoriality linked to the margins of the ecumene, which are the forest and the volcano’s crater.…”
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Die "Evangeliese Sending" 2010 - uitgedien of relevant? by P. Robinson

“…Eventually the EA group withdrew from the churches’ ecumenical movement. A process of re-grouping and re-defining of its identity followed, leading to the watershed Lausanne Conference 1974 and its subsequent structures and projects. …”
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El rol de los eclesiásticos en la construcción de la legitimidad “internacional” de la dinastía portuguesa de los Avis (1383-1433) by Néstor Vigil Montes

“…Scarce and appreciated human resources that they could not cover all the fields of action of the John I of Portugal’s foreign policy, reason why they specialized in three questions: the negotiations with the pontificate to legitimize John I of Portugal, the construction of peace with the Kingdom of Castile, and the participacion in the ecumenical councils that led to a solution for the Great Occidental Schism. …”
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The mirage of a triune rainbow by E.M. Conradie

“…South African debates may well serve as a barometer, or better, a thermometer to gauge the health of wider ecumenical discourse on the Trinity. …”
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J.H. Van Wyk, Teologie van die Koninkryk: Studies in Dogmatiek en Etiek by Rian Venter

“…Smit;1 A Theological Odyssey: My life in writing en die outobiografie I have come a long way van J.W. de Gruchy,2 en Pathways in theology: Ecumenical, African and Reformed van P. Naude.3 Die bundel opstelle van J.H. van Wyk kan nou hierby gevoeg word. …”
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The Enigma of the Temple Site and the Word-play ‘Moriah’ by Martin Prudký

“…As part of the foundation narratives shared by the two ‘ecumenical’ communities of post-exilic Judaism, the name helps to etiologically legitimize the place of worship (‘ha-maqom’, the temple) for both the Jerusalemite and Samaritan cultic communities without using real names and locations. …”
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Cosmetic Surgery and the Christian Body: Comparative Ethical Reflections from Orthodox and Catholic Traditions by Angelos Mavropoulos

“…This interdenominational study aims to contribute to ecumenical and intercultural dialogue, fostering greater understanding and respect between the two original Christian traditions. …”
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<i>Armastus, Andestus, Alandlikkus</i>: The Rediscovery of the Orthodox Christianity in Post-Soviet Estonia by Milena Benovska-Sabkova

“…The aim of the present article is to outline some of the basic characteristics of the post-Soviet ‘renaissance’ of the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church (under jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople), for example the conversion from Lutheranism to Orthodox Christianity and the processes of rediscovery, reinvention and ‘Estonianisation’ of Orthodox Christianity. …”
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SCOP qui peut ! by Maxime Quijoux

“…Firstly, we will see, for example, that an interest in workers' cooperation at the end of the 1970s was far from being the prerogative of the left: it constituted an 'ecumenical utopia' that included a number of right-wing political actors, particularly in the dual context of the promotion of the enterprise and industrial crises. …”
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Observaţii asupra cărţilor de mărturie sub maledicţie arhierească în Ţara Românească by Laura Bădescu

“…Through this analysis, we seek to partially reconstruct the mechanisms behind the pre-modern legislative system, attesting not only to national acceptance of the Christian truth and the ecumenical tradition, but also to the complex links between church and laity.…”
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Kobus Schoeman: A “bridge-builder” practical theologian, bridging divides in the publics of the church, the academy, and society by D.N. Andrew

“…Thirdly, the article considers the impact of these two publics ecumenically and societally for the South African context and its global relevance. …”
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The presence of Pentecostalism in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa by James K. Mashabela

“…Some basic topics of the doctrine of Pneumatology are discussed in relation to the ecumenical creeds and Book of Concord.…”
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Catastrophes au Japon et complexité des relations homme/nature. De l’apport de la médiance… by Jean Lagane

“…In other words, the natural environment in Japan consists, on the one hand, of the inhabited and anthropic world which is referred to by ecumene and, secondly, the uninhabited world, the vast realm of nature and Shinto deities (kami) - ereme. …”
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Geen ander naam by J. du Preez

“… The increasing awareness that the church of Christ has to communicate its message of salvation in a religiously plural society, has contributed to the fact that in ecumenical circles the New Testament confessions about Christ as only Saviour of the world (e.g. in Acts 4:12) are being interpreted in a way that leaves room for other saviours as well. …”
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The situation of the Greek Catholic Church in Slovakia in the second half of 20th century by Peter Šturák

“…In connection with this, ecumenical memory of 20th century martyrs took place on 7th May 2000 in Colosseum in Roma, where Holy Father also said: „At the places, where it seemed that hatred will diminish the whole life and it will be impossible to run from it, witnesses of God showed that love is stronger than death. …”
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Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy: Can linguistic and semiotic analysis clarify their contrasts? by William J. Sullivan, Sarah Tsiang

“…Yet they share the fundamental dogmas laid down by the first ecumenical councils. History and politics are entwined in the disputes since the Great Schism of 1054, but even earlier there was controversy over basic dogmatic questions and other doctrinal matters. …”
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Le prédateur inconnu : engagement et distanciation dans les prédations marines by Estienne Rodary

“…The first victims of Neolithic and modern dynamics of ecumene expansion, they now seem to be regaining a legitimate place in the wild part of the world that ecology is calling for (Maris, 2018). …”
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JOHAN GALTUNG'S CONCEPT OF PEACE CULTURE AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION IN INDONESIA by Aloysius Jondar, Agus Purbo Widodo, Johan de Fretes, Lukman Hakim, Susanto Susanto, Muhammad Sujud

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The Bioethics-CSR Divide by Caio Caesar Dib

“…Both can be traced back to American naturalism.[39] The early effort in bioethics to make it ecumenical, thus building on a common but transitory morality,[40] sounds pragmatic. …”
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