Introduction to Ecumenism

What is ecumenism?

• It is the task of healing the divisions that afflict Christianity and of restoring true unity in the one Church.
• It is a movement responsible for divisions among the followers of Christ
• the study of God and Divine Revelation
• It is a person, place, event or institution in the bible that foreshadows the future and greater reality that God will reveal to his people

What is the etymology of ecumenism?

• It comes from the Greek iikoumene, meaning “the whole habited earth.”.
• It comes from the Greek oikoumene, meaning “the whole [inhabited] earth.”
• It comes from the Latin okoumeni, meaning “the whole [inhabited] earth.”
• It comes from the Latin oquemeni, meaning “the whole habited earth.”

How is the Church like a loving home?

• Her doors are open wide, welcoming all the members of the human family to gather in peace, joy, and unity.

• Her doors are closed, welcoming only few members of family to gather in peace, joy, and unity.

• Her doors are closed, welcoming only few chosen members of the society to gather in peace, joy, and unity.

• Her doors are open wide, welcoming all the members of the human family to gather in chaos, hatred, and unity.

It is God’s gradual self-Revelation to us over time, inviting us to salvation by communion with him.

• Divine revelation
• Religion
• Typology
• Salvation History

God revealed himself gradually over time rather than all at once in a majestic show of power because …

• he respects our free will, which he gave us.
• he wanted us to grow and populate the whole world before choosing one people through whom all humanity may come to know him.
• relationships take time to establish, whether between God and man or between persons.
• human intelligence is too weak to grasp the full mystery of God revealed all at once.
• Both A and C are correct

What are the three primary groups that marked Modern-day Christianity?

• Catholic Church, Anglican Communion, and Orthodox Churches
• Catholic Church, Orthodox Churches., and Protestant denominations
• Catholic Church, Protestant denominations, and Anglican Communion
• Anglican Communion, Orthodox Churches, and Protestant denominations

A saying that expresses the aims of Christian unity is...

• “In essentials, liberty; in doubtful matters, charity; in all things, unity.”
• “In essentials, charity; in doubtful matters, liberty; in all things, tolerance.”
• “In essentials, unity; in doubtful matters, liberty; in all things, charity.”
• “In essentials, faith; in doubtful matters, hope; in all things, love.”
• None of the above is correct

Creation is the first Revelation of the Triune God as it originates in the Father and is brought into being by the Word, Jesus Christ, through the power of the Holy Spirit.

• True
• False

Christ founded his Church to continue his saving mission and unite his followers to himself and to one another.

• True
• False

Ecumenism focuses on what divides Christians and not the common elements of belief.

• True
• False