Faith and Order Commission

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Christian ecumenical body ecumenical theological commission organ of the World Council of Churches

The Faith and Order Commission is a major ecumenical theological body of the World Council of Churches that works to promote Christian unity through dialogue on doctrine, church order, and common witness.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches 2
Faith and Order 1
Faith and Order Movement 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian ecumenical body ⓘ
ecumenical theological commission ⓘ
organ of the World Council of Churches ⓘ
activity conducting multilateral dialogues ⓘ
engaging in bilateral consultations with churches ⓘ
organizing world conferences on Faith and Order ⓘ
preparing theological study documents ⓘ
affiliation Anglican churches ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodox churches

Evangelical churches ⓘ
Old Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Old Catholic churches

Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form: Oriental Orthodox churches

Pentecostal churches ⓘ
Protestant churches ⓘ
United and Uniting churches ⓘ
composition representatives of member churches of the World Council of Churches ⓘ
theologians from diverse Christian traditions ⓘ
field doctrinal theology ⓘ
ecclesiology ⓘ
ecumenical theology ⓘ
sacramental theology ⓘ
systematic theology ⓘ
focus church order ⓘ
common Christian witness ⓘ
doctrine ⓘ
ministry and ordination ⓘ
sacramental theology and practice ⓘ
understanding of the Church ⓘ
hasPredecessor Faith and Order Commission self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Faith and Order Movement
headquartersLocation Geneva ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ
inception 1948 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
German ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
notableWork Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry ⓘ
Lima Text on Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry ⓘ
The Church: Towards a Common Vision ⓘ
parentOrganization World Council of Churches ⓘ
partOf World Council of Churches ⓘ
purpose clarify issues of church order ⓘ
contribute to common Christian witness ⓘ
facilitate theological dialogue among churches ⓘ
foster visible unity of the Church ⓘ
overcome doctrinal divisions among Christians ⓘ
promote Christian unity ⓘ
seek convergence in faith and order ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
scope global ⓘ
website https://www.oikoumene.org/faith-and-order ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity → cooperatesWith → Faith and Order Commission ⓘ
Faith and Order Commission → hasPredecessor → Faith and Order Commission self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Faith and Order Movement
WCC → hasProgramArea → Faith and Order Commission ⓘ
subject surface form: World Council of Churches
this entity surface form: Faith and Order
World Council of Churches → hasProgramme → Faith and Order Commission ⓘ
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity → isCoordinatedBy → Faith and Order Commission ⓘ
this entity surface form: Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches
this entity surface form: Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches