Lund Principle
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The Lund Principle is an ecumenical guideline urging churches to act together in all matters except those in which deep differences of conviction require them to act separately.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lund Principle canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecumenical guideline
ⓘ
ecumenical principle ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
practical ecumenical cooperation
ⓘ
visible unity of the Church ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Christian churches
ⓘ
ecumenical relations ⓘ |
| articulatedIn | Lund 1952 Faith and Order report NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | World Council of Churches Faith and Order Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
mutual recognition of Christian faith among churches
ⓘ
theological convergence ⓘ |
| category |
Christian theology
ⓘ
Ecumenism NERFINISHED ⓘ Interchurch relations ⓘ |
| concerns |
mission and evangelism
ⓘ
social and diaconal action ⓘ theological education cooperation ⓘ worship cooperation ⓘ |
| context | post-World War II ecumenical movement ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
acting together rather than separately
ⓘ
common witness of churches ⓘ cooperation in mission and service ⓘ respect for deep doctrinal convictions ⓘ |
| formulatedAt | Lund, Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formulatedBy | World Council of Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formulatedDuring | Faith and Order Conference of the World Council of Churches in Lund 1952 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formulatedInYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Lund Principle of Christian Unity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lund Principle of Ecumenism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoreStatement | churches should act together in all matters except those in which deep differences of conviction compel them to act separately GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasLongTermImpact | ongoing ecumenical practice in the 20th and 21st centuries ⓘ |
| influenced |
bilateral church agreements
ⓘ
later ecumenical dialogues ⓘ multilateral ecumenical processes ⓘ practical cooperation between churches at local level ⓘ |
| language | churches should act together in all matters except those in which deep differences of conviction compel them to act separately ⓘ |
| normativeStatus | moral and pastoral guideline rather than binding law ⓘ |
| recognizes |
existence of deep differences of conviction between churches
ⓘ
limits to church cooperation ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Faith and Order movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Life and Work movement NERFINISHED ⓘ ecumenical ecclesiology ⓘ |
| seeksToBalance | ecumenical cooperation and confessional integrity ⓘ |
| usedAs |
criterion for ecumenical decision-making
ⓘ
guideline for joint action of churches ⓘ |
| usedBy |
member churches of the World Council of Churches
ⓘ
national councils of churches NERFINISHED ⓘ regional ecumenical organizations ⓘ |
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