WCC NEWS: Ecumenical Review focuses on “Christ’s Love in the Midst of Pandemic”

Under the title “Christ’s Love in the Midst of Pandemic: Moving the World to Reconciliation and Solidarity,” the World Council of Churches (WCC) journal The Ecumenical Review explores a range of theological, spiritual, and societal questions raised by the COVID-19 pandemic. "Christ’s Love in the Midst of Pandemic: Moving the World to Reconciliation and Solidarity,” - The Ecumenical Review Photo: WCC 04 February 2021 Introducing the issue, journal editor Stephen G. Brown writes that “fundamental questions about the way we make sense of our lives, live in society, and accept responsibility for future generations have been amplified by the global and civilizational crisis of the COVID‐19 pandemic and its consequences.” Co-edited with Chammah J. Kaunda of Yonsei University, Seoul, the issue takes as its starting point the theme of the WCC’s forthcoming 11th Assembly, “Christ's love moves the world to reconciliation and unity.”  In the journal editorial, Brown notes, “The assembly theme is intended as an affirmation of faith that the love of the compassionate, crucified, and risen Christ transforms the world, where the future of life, and survival itself, is at stake.”  The issue’s authors explore questions such as the missional praxis of Christ's love in a world of pandemic; how churches may demonstrate reconciliation and solidarity with vulnerable communities forced to the margins; the ethical dilemmas thrown up by the pandemic; ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic interacts with economic inequality, racism, and climate catastrophe; as well as contextualized reflections on the COVID‐19 pandemic. The Ecumenical Review is published four times a year by Oxford-based publisher Wiley on behalf of the WCC.   All articles are currently available for free download from the Wiley Online Library More information about The Ecumenical Review Subscriptions to The Ecumenical Review See more

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