ecumenist
Church unity promoter
An ecumenist is someone who promotes unity among different Christian churches or denominations.
The term extends to those working toward cooperation among different religions generally.
Ecumenists emphasize shared beliefs over doctrinal differences: As an ecumenist, she organized interfaith dialogues between Catholics and Protestants.
Across religious boundaries
- interreligiousAcross different faiths
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- discussionExchange of ideas
negotiation · consultation · deliberation · conference · summit · roundtable · forum · colloquy
Willingness to accept difference
- coexistenceSimultaneous presence together
- diversityState of varied elements
- inclusivismPractice of welcoming all
- respectRegard with honor
openness · accommodation · relativism · universalism · syncretism · interreligious · multifaith · hospitality
Study of church theology
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
- theologyStudy of the divine
- hermeneuticsStudy of interpretation methods
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
ministry · sacrament · ordination · creed · liturgy · canon · dogma · tradition
Solidarity among believers
- unificationMerging into one entity
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- solidarityUnity among allies
- consensusGeneral group agreement
alliance · integration · reunion · coalition · communion · oneness · catholicity · cooperation
interfaith
Across religious boundaries
- interreligiousAcross different faiths
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
discussion · negotiation · consultation · deliberation · conference · summit · roundtable · forum · colloquy · rapprochement
tolerance
Willingness to accept difference
- coexistenceSimultaneous presence together
- diversityState of varied elements
- inclusivismPractice of welcoming all
respect · openness · accommodation · relativism · universalism · syncretism · interreligious · multifaith · hospitality
ecclesiology
Study of church theology
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
- theologyStudy of the divine
- hermeneuticsStudy of interpretation methods
baptism · ministry · sacrament · ordination · creed · liturgy · canon · dogma · tradition · Christology
Christian unity
Solidarity among believers
- unificationMerging into one entity
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- solidarityUnity among allies
consensus · alliance · integration · reunion · coalition · communion · oneness · catholicity · cooperation · fellowship
ecumenistsectarian
Rigidly devoted to faction
schismatic · exclusivist · separatist · fundamentalist · factionalist