Records of the World Council ofChurches, 1927-2002

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Records of the World Council ofChurches, 1927-2002

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This collection is primarily printed and typescriptmaterial that documents the formation of the World Council of Churches and itsprogram activities. Monographs with distinctive titles and authors, which wereat one time part of this record group, have now been removed and added asindividual items in the Yale online catalog. The World Council of Churches isan ecumenical organization that was founded in 1948 in Amsterdam. It developedout of two other organizations, the Life and Work Movement, which concentratedon the practical activities of the churches, and the Faith and Order Movement,which focused on the beliefs and organization of the churches and the problemsinvolved in their possible reunion.

Totalarchival boxes 68; total linear footage 32.5'

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Yake University Divinity School Library

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World Council of Churches

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The World Council of Churches is an ecumenical organization that was founded in Amsterdam in 1948. From the description of World Council of Churches records, 1937-1989 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702164061 The desire of the World Council of Churches to open a dialogue with Hindus, Buddhists, Jews and Muslims resulted in the 1971 Dialogue with People of Living Faiths and Ideologies (DFI) program. This program supports interreligious multi-lateral and b...