The Vision Before Us, subtitled ”˜The Kyoto Report of the Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on Ecumenical Relations 2000-2008’, records the Commission’s work of maintaining an overview of the Anglican Communion’s engagement with Christians of other traditions, and of giving encouragement and advice to the ecumenical activities of the Communion and the Provinces.
Described by the Rt Revd Gregory Cameron, Bishop of St Asaph, and former Anglican Director of Ecumenical Affairs, as ”˜a chocolate box of delights’, the book contains all the Resolutions of the Commission, along with its statements, papers, advice and other key texts. These include an extended study on Holy Orders in Ecumenical Dialogues and Guidelines on Ecumenical Participation in Ordinations. It details all the Communion’s bilateral and multilateral dialogues, as well as various regional developments, and the ecumenical dimensions of other areas of the Communion’s life.
I wonder how much of this report is relevant after developments in the Anglican Communion since 2003. Until we resolve the mess in our own house it’s hard to see how we can seriously or meaningfully engage either other Christian communities or other faiths.
Do you have to e-mail the guy to get an electronic copy of it? I didn’t see a link to the text on the site.
Pity the report is not available on line.
Described as a ‘a chocolate box of delights,’ this report contains all the resolutions of the commission….
With so much excitement, it’s hard to know how these folks can sleep at night.
Chocolate is reasonable to eat once you’ve had some actual food, not as a steady diet.