Growth in Agreement III: International Dialogue Texts and Agreed Statements, 1998-2005 (Faith and Order Papers)

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by  Jeffrey Gros

GROWTH IN
AGREEMENT III
GROWTH IN
AGREEMENT III
International Dialogue
Texts and Agreed Statements,
1998 - 2005
Edited by
Jeffrey Gros, FSC
Thomas F. Best
Lorelei F. Fuchs, SA

Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Part A
1. EASTERN ORTHODOX-ORIENTAL ORTHODOX DIALOGUE
1. A Synodal and Patriarchal Letter: Patriarch Ignatius IV of the Greek
Antiochian Church and Patriarch Ignatius Zakka Iwas of the Syrian Orthodox
Church of Antioch . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Damascus, Syria, 1991
2. Communique: Joint Commission of the Theological Dialogue between the
Orthodox Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches . . . . . 4
Geneva, Switzerland, 1993
3. Memorandum of Convergences between the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the
Patriarchate of Ethiopia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1995
4. Pastoral Agreement between the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Greek
Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa . . . . . . 10
Cairo, Egypt, 2001
11. LUTHERAN-ORTHODOX JOINT COMMISSION COMMON
STATEMENTS
5. Authority in and of the Church: The Ecumenical Councils . . . . . . . . . . 12
Sandbjerg, Denmark, 1993
6. Authority in and of the Church: Understanding of Salvation in the Light of the
Ecumenical Councils . . . . 15
Limassol, Cyprus, 1995
7. Authority in and of the Church: Salvation: Grace, Justification and Synergy . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Sigtuna, Sweden, 1998
8. The Mystery of the Church: Word and Sacraments (Mysteria) in the Life of
the Church . . . . . . . . . . 23
Damascus, Syria, 2000
9. The Mystery of the Church: Mysteria/Sacraments as Means of Salvation . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Oslo, Norway, 2002
10. The Mystery of the Church: Baptism and Chrismation as Sacraments of
Initiation into the Church . . . . 29
Durau, Romania, 2004
111. ANGLICAN-ORIENTAL ORTHODOX DIALOGUE
11. Common Declaration: Archbishop George Carey and Catholicos Aram . . .
33
Canterbury, England, 1998
12. Agreed Statement on Christology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Holy Etchmiadzin, Armenia, 2002
IV. REFORMED-ORIENTAL ORTHODOX DIALOGUE
13. Report of the International Theological Dialogue between the Oriental
Orthodox Family of Churches and the World Alliance of Reformed Churches
1993-2001 . . . . . . . . . . 39
Antelias, Lebanon, 2001
Part B
V ANGLICAN-ROMAN CATHOLIC DIALOGUE
Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission
14. The Gift of Authority: Authority in the Church III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Palazzola, Italy, 1998
15. Mary: Grace and Hope in Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Seattle, USA, 2004
International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission
16. Communion in Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Mississauga, Canada, 2000
17. Action Plan to Implement Communion in Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Mississauga, Canada, 2000
VI. DISCIPLES-ROMAN CATHOLIC DIALOGUE
18. Receiving and Handing on the Faith: The Mission and Responsibility of the
Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Bose, Italy, 2002
VII. METHODIST-ROMAN CATHOLIC DIALOGUE
19. Speaking the Truth in Love: Teaching Authority among Catholics and
Methodists . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Brighton, England, 2001
VIII. EASTERN ORTHODOX-ROMAN CATHOLIC DIALOGUE
20. Joint Declaration: Pope John Paul II and Patriarch Teoctist . . . . . . . . . . 177
Bucharest, Romania, 1999
21. Common Declaration: Pope John Paul II and Patriarch Teoctist . . . . . . . 179
Vatican City, 2002
22. Common Declaration: Pope John Paul II and His Beatitude Christodoulos,
Archbishop of Athens and All Greece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Athens, Greece, 2001
23. Common Declaration on Environmental Ethics: Pope John Paul H and
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Rome-Venice, Italy, 2002
24. Common Declaration: Pope John Paul II and Patriarch Bartholomew I of
Constantinople . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Rome, 2004
IX. ORIENTAL ORTHODOX-ROMAN CATHOLIC DIALOGUE
25. Common Declaration : Pope John Paul II and Catholicos Aram I Keshishian
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Rome, 1997
26. Statement on the Synod of Diamper, AD 1599: Roman Catholic Church and
Malankara Orthodox Church . . . . . . . . . . 193
Kottayam, India, 1999
27. Common Declaration: His Holiness John Paul II and His Holiness Karekin II
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Holy Etchmiadzin, Armenia, 2001
X. ASSYRIAN CHURCH OF THE EAST/CHALDEAN CHURCH-ROMAN
CATHOLIC DIALOGUE
28. Guidelines for Admission to the Eucharist between the Chaldean Church and
the Assyrian Church of the East . . . . . 197
Rome, 2001
XI. MENNONITE-ROMAN CATHOLIC DIALOGUE
29. Called Together To Be Peace-makers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Assisi, Italy, 1998-2003
XII. EVANGELICAL-ROMAN CATHOLIC DIALOGUE
30. Church, Evangelization and the Bonds of Koinonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Swanwick, UK, 1993-2002
Part C
XIII. ADVENTIST-REFORMED DIALOGUE
31. Report of the International Theological Dialogue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Jongny sur Vevey, Switzerland, 2001
XIV. AFRICAN INSTITUTED-REFORMED DIALOGUE
32. Dialogue between the Organization of African Instituted Churches and the
World Alliance of Reformed Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Kigali, Rwanda, 1999