Confessional identity – is it ecumenical question?  Cover Image

Tożsamość wyznaniowa – problem ekumeniczny?
Confessional identity – is it ecumenical question?

Author(s): Piotr Jaskóła
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II - Wydział Teologii
Keywords: Religious; ecclesiastical; identity; ecumenical; dialogue; complementarity

Summary/Abstract: The question of confessional identity isn't particularly ecumenical. Today it seems to be popular christianity not been seen as catholic or evangelical but just ecumenical. Insisting on confessional identity one casts suspicion on slowing down of ecumenical commitment. In today's ecumenical discussion one still persues working out the common ground. Without a doubt results are notable. Despite of all convergences remain still important differences. One can notice certain tendency related to the kind of „subiectivity” in protestantism, in catholic thinking referred to „objectivity” and „realism”. It changes in different ways and on different levels.Ecumenical discussion must look for the ground of the differences. This ground consists in existing of numerous concepts and approaches of the Bible and must be grasped not as an opposition but in their complementarity.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 2 (57)
  • Page Range: 21-33
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish