Dialogue Description

Orthodox ― Reformed Bilateral Conversations
O – R

Sponsors
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Chapters
Meetings and Documents

With the Moscow Patriarchate and the Hungarian Reformed Church

  1. 1972 – Debrecen, Hungary
    “Colloquium probing the traditional Orthodox/Reformed frontiers of theological thinking, with special reference to worship”
  2. 1976 – Leningrad, Russia
    “Doctrine of the Eucharist and the concept of diakonia for the whole of society”
  3. October 10-15, 1979 – Budapest, Hungary
    “Christology in relation to the contemporary witness of the Church in the world, the contemporary spiritual values and social responsibility according to the dogma of Chalcedon”

With the Ecumenical Patriarchate

Preliminary Conversations

  1. July 26-30, 1979 – Istanbul, Turkey
    “Memoranda on Orthodox/Reformed relations”
  2. February 15-18, 1981 – Geneva, Switzerland
    “Immutability and communicability of God; understanding of the doctrine of the Trinity and the nature of authority in the
    Church”
  3. March 6-11, 1983 – Geneva, Switzerland
    “The authority of the Church and the Trinitarian foundation and Character of faith and of authority in the Church”

Official Theological Conversations
(1988-2007)

    1. March 7-11, 1988 – Leuenberg, Switzerland
      “Ecclesiological profiles of the Orthodox and Reformed traditions; information on relations between Orthodox and
      Reformed theologians on a local level; examination of the doctrine of the Trinity in the Nicene-Constantinopèolitan Creed on the the basis of certain patristic texts and the dogmatic teaching of the Orthodox and Reformed traditions”
    2. October 2-6, 1990 – Minsk, Byelorussia
      “Trinity: biblical and patristic doctrine of the Trinity; the Trinity in prayer; worship and the Trinity in the Reformed tradition”
    3. March 9-13, 1992 – Kappel, Switzerland
      “Trinity: biblical and patristic doctrine of the Trinity; the Trinity in prayer; worship and the Trinity in the Reformed tradition ”- AGREED STATEMENT ON THE HOLY TRINITY
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      and A COMMON REFLECTION
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    4. January, 1994 – Limassol, Cyprus
      “Discussion on Christology” – AGREED STATEMENT
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    5. June 9-15, 1996 – Aberdeen, Scotland
      “The identity and unity of the Church in the context of the respective article of the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed and in the light of the patristic tradition of the ancient Church. Three sub-divisions to the main theme:
      (1) The Mystery of
      Christ and the Mystery of the Church;
      (2) The Nature of the Church; and
      (3) The Unity of the Church (‘The Church and the Churches’, and ‘The Limits of the Church’) – IDENTITY AND UNITY OF THE CHURCH
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      April 12, 1997 – Chambesy, Switzerland Coordinating committee
    6. June 16-21, 1998 – Zakynthos, Greece
      “The Church as Body of Christ” – REVISED COMMON DRAFT
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    7. April 3-7, 2000 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA
      “The theme of ‘membership and incorporation into the body of Christ’ was treated in three subdivisions: baptism, chrismation/confirmation, and the apostolicity of the church” – Membership and Incorporation into the Body of Christ
      COMMON STATEMENT
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    8. September 10, 2003 – Sibiu, Romania
      “The discussion was focused on the following sub-themes:
      1) the general theme of the Holiness of the Church,
      2) Holiness as a divine Gift and human task and
      3) the Saints” – THE HOLINESS OF THE CHURCH: A COMMON STATEMENT
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    9. October 13-19, 2005 – Metn, Lebanon
      “The themes of catholicity and mission were treated” – THE CATHOLICITY AND MISSION OF THE CHURCH: A COMMON STATEMENT
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    10. September 27-October 2, 2007 – Demetrias, Greece
      “Eschatology under three forms: second coming, resurrection of the dead and last judgement”

     

    CO-CHAIR

    Metropolitan Panteleimon of Tyroloë and Serention
    Rev. Dr Iain Richard Torrance, World Alliance of Reformed Churches

    CO-SECRETARY

    Rev. Dr. Dorin Zosim Oancea (O)
    Staff, WARC

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