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Ecumenical movement

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on a movement for the purpose of church cooperation and unity, generally dated from the Edinburgh Missionary Conference of 1910 and leading to the formation of the World Council of Churches in 1948. Works on prospective and actual mergers within and across denominational lines are entered under [Christian union.] Works on unity as one of the "marks" of the church are entered under [Church--Unity.] Works on religious activities planned and conducted cooperatively by two or more Christian sects are entered under [Interdenominational cooperation.]

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Charles Jones Pentecostal Research Files, "The Pentecostal Movement and the World Council of Churches"

 File — Box M0023-4, Folder: 29
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains twelve manuscript boxes containing four hundred forty three folders of assorted articles, clippings, tracts, and correspondence that Charles Jones used for his research. The date of the collection spans from the 1960s to the late 1980s. Many of the articles discuss the issue of Glossolalia, the Charismatic Movement, spiritual gifts, Spirit baptism, classical Pentecostalism, and charismatic renewal in liturgical churches, mainly Lutherans and Presbyterians. The folders...
Dates: 1960s–1980s