| Preface |
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| Message from the Sixth Assembly |
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5 | (16) |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (2) |
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8 | (1) |
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9 | (4) |
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13 | (2) |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (4) |
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``Jesus Christ -- the Life of the World'' |
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21 | (9) |
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21 | (1) |
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First Sub-theme: ``Life, a Gift of God'' |
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22 | (1) |
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Second Sub-theme: ``Life Confronting and Overcoming Death'' |
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23 | (1) |
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Third Sub-theme: ``Life in its Fullness'' |
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24 | (1) |
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Fourth Sub-theme: ``Life in Unity'' |
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25 | (2) |
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Other Perspectives on the Theme |
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27 | (1) |
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The Theme and the Message |
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27 | (3) |
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Issues for the Churches and the WCC |
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30 | (82) |
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Witnessing in a Divided World |
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31 | (12) |
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Taking Steps towards Unity |
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43 | (9) |
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Moving towards Participation |
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52 | (10) |
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Healing and Sharing Life in Community |
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62 | (10) |
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Confronting Threats to Peace and Survival |
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72 | (11) |
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Struggling for Justice and Human Dignity |
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83 | (10) |
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93 | (10) |
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103 | (9) |
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Reviewing the Past: Charting the Future |
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112 | (17) |
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112 | (3) |
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The WCC and its Member Churches |
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115 | (2) |
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Relations with the Roman Catholic Church |
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117 | (5) |
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Christian World Communions |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (4) |
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Programme Guidelines and Finance |
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127 | (2) |
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World Affairs in Ecumenical Perspective |
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129 | (219) |
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Statement on Peace and Justice |
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130 | (8) |
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Statement on Human Rights |
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138 | (6) |
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Statement on the International Food Disorder |
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144 | (3) |
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Statement on the Middle East |
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147 | (4) |
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Statement on Southern Africa |
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151 | (5) |
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Statement on Central America |
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156 | (5) |
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Resolution on Afghanistan |
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161 | (1) |
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162 | (1) |
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Resolution on the Pacific |
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163 | (1) |
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Resolution on the Rights of the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada |
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164 | (1) |
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Minutes on Public Issues of Continuing Concern to the WCC |
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165 | (6) |
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165 | (1) |
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US Military Bases in the Philippines |
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166 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (4) |
| Appendices |
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171 | (4) |
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II. Report of the Moderator of the Central Committee |
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175 | (18) |
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III. Report of the General Secretary |
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193 | (17) |
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210 | (3) |
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V. Presentations on the Assembly Theme |
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213 | (17) |
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1. By Theodore Stylianopoulos |
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213 | (9) |
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222 | (8) |
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VI. Assembly Committees and Issue Groups |
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230 | (10) |
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VII. Report of the Assembly's Finance Committee |
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240 | (7) |
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VIII. Report of the Assembly's Programme Guidelines Committee |
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247 | (14) |
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IX. The Presidents and Members of the Central Committee |
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261 | (5) |
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X. Member Churches of the WCC |
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266 | (13) |
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XI. Assembly Participants |
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279 | (45) |
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XII. Constitution and Rules |
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324 | (24) |
| Acknowledgments |
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348 | (1) |
| Index |
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