Series 1: Roman Catholic Conversations, 1964 -- 1975
This series is open for research.
2.5 linear feet; 2.5 linear feet; 5 boxes
This series contains an account of the Roman Catholic bilateral conversations with Christian Churches in the United States from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s. The Churches involved in the conversations include the American Baptist Convention, Anglican, Disciples of Christ, Lutheran, Methodist, Eastern Orthodox, Presbyterian, and Southern Baptist. Some of the papers and official statements included in the collection are drafts and have revision notes and marginalia. Several contain anthologies that cover multiple years. There is a minimal amount of correspondence; a few letters detail the agreements and disagreements that occurred during the conversations. An example of this is contained in a copy of the letter between Athenagoras Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople to Reverend Iakovos Archbishop of North and South America, which details a plea for the correction of a misconception held by Orthodox Christians that due to ecumenical conversations they could now confess and receive communion from Roman Catholic priests. Intercommunion between the Orthodox and other churches did not exist at this time. A booklet about these initial attempts at ecumenism is also in the collection and documents the nullification of the anathema (excommunication) of 1054, which was necessary in order to begin bilateral conversation between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church. The arrangement of the material is alphabetical according to the Christian church the Catholics were in conversations with, then chronologically according to the date of each meeting.
This series is arranged alphabetically according to the Christian church the Catholics were in conversations with, then chronologically according to the date of each meeting.
Box 1 Folder 1
Bishops' Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, List of Consultations, 1965 -- 1969
Box 1 Folder 2-8
RC-American Baptist Convention, 1967 -- 1972
First through Sixth meetings; "Report on Roman Catholic-American Baptist Dialogues," by Robert G. Middleton
Box 1 Folder 9-17
RC-Anglican, 1964 -- 1970
Anglican-Roman Relations, by Bernard C. Pawley; "Guidelines for Relations with the Roman Church", by The Committee for Relations with the Roman Catholic Church of The Joint Commission on Ecumenical Relations; Second through Eighth meetings
Box 2 Folder 1-7
RC-Anglican, 1971 -- 1974
Ninth through Fifteenth meetings
Box 2 Folder 8-13
RC-Disciples of Christ, 1967 -- 1970
Second through Sixth meetings; Mid-stream: Council on Christian Unity, Volume VII, Number 2
Box 3 Folder 1-5
RC-Disciples of Christ, 1971 -- 1974
Seventh through Tenth meetings; Mid-stream: Council on Christian Unity, Volume XII, Numbers 2-4
Box 3 Folder 6-13
RC-Lutheran, 1965 -- 1974
First through Tenth meetings
Box 4 Folder 1-8
RC-Methodist, 1966 -- 1975
Second through Sixth and unknown meetings
Box 4 Folder 9-12
RC-Orthodox, 1966 -- 1969
"…Be Reconciled to Your Brother" The Lifting of the Anathema of 1054 as a Step Toward Reconciliation; Second through Fourth meetings
Box 4 Folder 13-19
RC-Presbyterian-Reformed, 1965 -- 1967
Conversations with Roman Catholics on the Nature of the Church and Ecumenism; Third through Sixth meetings; Presbyterian Office of Information: News Bulletin, July 1965-November 1967
Box 5 Folder 1-10
RC-Presbyterian-Reformed, 1968 -- 1974
Seventh through Tenth and unknown meetings; 183rd General Assembly: Columbus, Ohio, May 1971; Ministry in the Church and Women in the Church
Box 5 Folder 11
RC-Southern Baptist: First Meeting: Daytona Beach, Florida, February 1971; Issues and Answers, 1971
Series 2: Protestant Conversations, 1932 -- 1972
This series is open for research.
0.5 linear feet; 0.5 linear feet; 1 box
This series contains a small collection of conversations between Protestant faiths from the United States as well as abroad, which include a few booklets outlining bilateral discussion in the 1930s and 1950s. Of interest are the four folders containing documents that date far earlier than the majority of the documents, dealing mainly with bilateral conversations between Anglicans and the Orthodox Church. The 1932 booklet covering the Joint Doctrinal Commission between the Anglican and the Eastern Orthodox Church is a report of the conference which was appointed under resolutions made at the Lambeth Conference of 1932. The collection also contains a report of the bilateral conference between the Rumanian Commission [sic] on relations with the Church of England in June of 1935, a 1958 report of the Joint Commission on the Assistance to the Eastern Orthodox Churches, and a 1959 paper by Professor Vasil T. Istavridis on Orthodoxy and Anglicanism in the Twentieth Century.
This series is arranged alphabetically according to which Church was leading the discussion and then chronologically according to the date of each meeting.
Box 6 Folder 1
American Baptist Convention-Church of the Brethren, circa 1932 -- 1972
Box 6 Folder 2
Anglican-Eastern Orthodox: Report of the Joint Doctrinal Commission appointed by the Ecumenical Patriarch and the Archbishop of Canterbury for consultation on the points of agreement and difference between the Anglican and Eastern Orthodox churches, London, 1932
Box 6 Folder 3
Anglican-Eastern Orthodox: Report: Joint Commission on Assistance to the Eastern Orthodox Churches, 1958
Box 6 Folder 4
Anglican-Eastern Orthodox: Orthodoxy and Anglicanism in the Twentieth Century by Vasil T. Istavridis, 1959
Box 6 Folder 5
Anglican-Eastern Orthodox: Report: Joint Commission on Co-operation with the Eastern and Old Catholic Churches, 1964
Box 6 Folder 6
Anglican-Eastern Orthodox: "The Goal of Our Discussions" by Peter Day, circa 1965
Box 6 Folder 7
Anglican-Eastern Orthodox: Third-Sixth Meetings: Various locations, 1963 -- 1965
Box 6 Folder 8
Anglican-Eastern Orthodox: Seventh-Tenth Meetings: Various locations, 1965 -- 1968
Box 6 Folder 9
Anglican-Eastern Orthodox: Anglican-Eastern Orthodox, 1968
Box 6 Folder 10
Anglican-Eastern Orthodox: Consultation: New York, New York, 1970
Box 6 Folder 11
French Lutheran-Reformed, 1970: "Signs of Unity Hailed by French Lutherans, Reformed,", 1970
Box 6 Folder 12
Lutheran-Episcopalian (Anglican): "The Meaning and Authority of Scripture in the Life of the Church" by Robert W. Jensen, circa 1960 -- 1969
Box 6 Folder 13
Lutheran-Episcopalian (Anglican): [Fourth Meeting]: "The Meaning and Authority of the Bible" by Harvey H. Guthrie, Jr., 1969
Box 6 Folder 14
Lutheran-Episcopalian (Anglican): Fifth and Sixth Meetings: New York, New York, 1971 -- 1972
Box 6 Folder 15
Lutheran-Reformed and Orthodox-Reformed: Bulletin of the Department of Theology of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches & The World Presbyterian Alliance, Volume 9, Number 2, 1968 -- 1969
Box 6 Folder 16
Lutheran-Reformed: Preliminary-Second Meetings: New York, New York, 1972
Box 6 Folder 17
Rumanian Church-Church of England (Orthodox-Anglican): Report of the Conference at Bucarest [sic] from June 1st to June 8th, 1935, Rumanian [sic] Commission on Relations with the Anglican Communion and the Church of England Delegation appointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, London, 1936