Orthodox Perspectives on Baptism, Eucharist, and Ministry

Editor’s Preface ix
ARTICLES
An Address to the Opening Plenary Session
ARCHBISHOP IAKOVOS 1
Response to Archbishop Iakovos’ Welcome
METROPOLITAN CHRYSOSTOMOS 3
A Message to the Rev Dr Emilio Castro,
Secretary General of WCC
METROPOLITAN CHRYSOSTOMOS 5
A Message to Participants of the Symposium on BEM
EMILIO CASTRO 7
A Response
METROPOLITAN CHRYSOSTOMOS 9
Introduction
GENNADIOS LIMOURIS 1
1
General Introduction
GUNTHER GASSMANN 21
The Physiognomy of BEM after Lima in the
Present Ecumenical Situation
GENNADIOS LIMOURIS 25
The Meaning of Reception in Relation to the Results of
Ecumenical Dialogue on the Basis of the Faith and
Order Document “Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry”
NIKOS A. NISSIOTIS 47
Response to Nikos Nissiotis: “The Meaning of Reception
in Relation to the Results of Ecumenical Dialogue
on the Basis of Faith and Order Document ‘Baptism,
Eucharist and Ministry’
”
BISHOP NERSES BOZABALIAN 75
The Significance and Status of BEM in the Ecumenical
Movement
ARCHBISHOP KIRILL 79
The BEM Document in Romanian Orthodox Theology:
The Present Stage of Discussions
METROPOLITAN ANTONIE PLAmADEALA 97
The Question of the Reception of BEM in the Orthodox
Church in the Light of its Ecumenical Commitment
THEODORE STYLIANOPOULOS 105
Reception of the BEM Document in the Orthodox
Tradition: A Response to the Paper of Theodore
Stylianopoulos
K. M. GEORGE 129
Tasks Facing the Orthodox in the ‘Reception’
Process of BEM
THOMAS HOPKO 135
Response to Thomas Hopko: “Tasks Facing
the Orthodox”
METROPOLITAN CHRYSOSTOMOS OF MYRA 149
Report
INTER-ORTHODOX SYMPOSIUM ON BAPTISM,
EUCHARIST, AND MINISTRY 159
List of Participants 165