That They May All Be One: The Call to Unity Today

by Walter Kasper

Cardinal Kasper is a distinguished theologian who was a colleague of Cardinal Ratzinger, Karl Rahner, and Hans Kung at The Universities of Münster and Tübingen.

Kasper now heads the Vatican's Council for Promoting Christian Unity, with the specific task of fostering relations between the Catholic Church and other Christian Churches and Ecclesial communities.

Here he outlines his vision for the unity of Christian Churches. A man with an open mind, Kasper covers one of the major responsibilities of the contemporary Catholic Church. His perspective of the uniqueness of The Catholic Church and its magisterium is presented here as a modern inquiry into the nature of truth. His views are enlightening and engaging, and reflect the important role of dialogue as understood by the Catholic Church, which also listen to other traditions and learn from them.

Many will read it in the hope that the thought of this renowned, open-minded Church leader may give hope to people of all traditions that they may learn to understand Jesus's injunction - 'they may be one'.

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 11, 2004

About the author

Walter Kasper (born 5 March 1933) is a German Roman Catholic Cardinal and theologian. He is President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, having served as its president from 2001 to 2010.

Reviews

[The Frahorus · Rating 5 out of 5]

Questo testo di teologia raccoglie degli articoli basati su conferenze tenute in diverse occasioni dal cardinale Walter Casper e hanno un unico denominatore: ci pennella e approfondisce il dialogo ecumenico cattolico con le chiese orientali e protestanti iniziato e spinto dal Concilio Vaticano II fino ad oggi. Come lo stesso autore scrive
dopo secoli di progressivo reciproco allontanamento e di mancanza di mutua comprensione, oggi i cristiani divisi non si vedono più come avversari ostili, ma come fratelli e sorelle, come amici.
Lo scopo del dialogo ecumenico non è di creare una chiesa unitaria, bensì una unità nella diversità, per cui spesso si parla di diversità riconciliata.

[Daniel Rushing · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read for anyone wanting to hear the from the Catholic ecumenical movement. Not an easy read for those not somewhat familiar with Catholic theology, particularly Vatican II documents. Still, overall, pretty readable.