Olav Fykse Tveit is General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, a position he has held since 2010. A Lutheran pastor from the Church of Norway, he previously worked in ecumenical relations, interreligious dialogue and ecumenical initiatives in the Middle East.

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• Prologue Chapter 1. Introduction1The Scene, Perspective, and Focus of This StudyThe ThesisMutual Accountability: Toward a Preliminary DefinitionSummaryChapter 2. Ecumenical Attitudes and Premises for Ecumenical Ecclesiology: From Amsterdam (1948) to Montreal (1963) The Significance of Attitudes in the Premises for the World Council of ChurchesThe Ecumenical Attitude of “The Fully Committed Fellowship”: The Statement on Unity (New Delhi 1961) The Significance of Ecumenical Attitudes in the Preparations and Reports from Montreal (1963) Summary: Ecumenical Attitudes as Premises in the Pioneer Phase of the WCCChapter 3. Mutual Accountability and Conciliar Fellowship: From Montreal (1963) to Canberra (1991) A Universal Council, Conciliarity, and Conciliar FellowshipAuthoritative Teaching in Mutually Accountable RelationsGiving Account of Hope—in Accountability to Other ChurchesThe Convergence of the Document Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry (BEM): A Result of a Mutually Accountable ProcessToward a Manifestation of Mutual Accountability to the One, Apostolic FaithEcumenical Attitudes and the Unity of Church and HumankindConclusion: Mutual Accountability—An Intrinsic Element of Conciliar FellowshipChapter 4. Mutual Accountability and the Church as Koinonia (until 1998) Mutual Accountability and the Coherence of EcumenismMutual Accountability and Unity as KoinoniaThe Role of Mutual Accountability in the Faith and Order “Ecclesiology” Study (1998) The Report from the Faith and Order Study on Hermeneutics (1998) The Common Understanding and Vision of the World Council of ChurchesSummary: Mutual Accountability as Required Attitude toward Unity as KoinoniaChapter 5. A Systematic-Theological EvaluationA Brief Evaluation of the Outcome of the AnalysisMutual Accountability as Ecumenical Attitude“Relation” as Supplement to “Faith” and “Order” A Definition of Mutual Accountability as Ecumenical AttitudeBibliography

Olav Fykse Tveit is General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, a position he has held since 2010. A Lutheran pastor from the Church of Norway, he previously worked in ecumenical relations, interreligious dialogue and ecumenical initiatives in the Middle East.

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• Prologue Chapter 1. Introduction1The Scene, Perspective, and Focus of This StudyThe ThesisMutual Accountability: Toward a Preliminary DefinitionSummaryChapter 2. Ecumenical Attitudes and Premises for Ecumenical Ecclesiology: From Amsterdam (1948) to Montreal (1963) The Significance of Attitudes in the Premises for the World Council of ChurchesThe Ecumenical Attitude of “The Fully Committed Fellowship”: The Statement on Unity (New Delhi 1961) The Significance of Ecumenical Attitudes in the Preparations and Reports from Montreal (1963) Summary: Ecumenical Attitudes as Premises in the Pioneer Phase of the WCCChapter 3. Mutual Accountability and Conciliar Fellowship: From Montreal (1963) to Canberra (1991) A Universal Council, Conciliarity, and Conciliar FellowshipAuthoritative Teaching in Mutually Accountable RelationsGiving Account of Hope—in Accountability to Other ChurchesThe Convergence of the Document Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry (BEM): A Result of a Mutually Accountable ProcessToward a Manifestation of Mutual Accountability to the One, Apostolic FaithEcumenical Attitudes and the Unity of Church and HumankindConclusion: Mutual Accountability—An Intrinsic Element of Conciliar FellowshipChapter 4. Mutual Accountability and the Church as Koinonia (until 1998) Mutual Accountability and the Coherence of EcumenismMutual Accountability and Unity as KoinoniaThe Role of Mutual Accountability in the Faith and Order “Ecclesiology” Study (1998) The Report from the Faith and Order Study on Hermeneutics (1998) The Common Understanding and Vision of the World Council of ChurchesSummary: Mutual Accountability as Required Attitude toward Unity as KoinoniaChapter 5. A Systematic-Theological EvaluationA Brief Evaluation of the Outcome of the AnalysisMutual Accountability as Ecumenical Attitude“Relation” as Supplement to “Faith” and “Order” A Definition of Mutual Accountability as Ecumenical AttitudeBibliography

Olav Fykse Tveit is General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, a position he has held since 2010. A Lutheran pastor from the Church of Norway, he previously worked in ecumenical relations, interreligious dialogue and ecumenical initiatives in the Middle East.

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• Prologue Chapter 1. Introduction1The Scene, Perspective, and Focus of This StudyThe ThesisMutual Accountability: Toward a Preliminary DefinitionSummaryChapter 2. Ecumenical Attitudes and Premises for Ecumenical Ecclesiology: From Amsterdam (1948) to Montreal (1963) The Significance of Attitudes in the Premises for the World Council of ChurchesThe Ecumenical Attitude of “The Fully Committed Fellowship”: The Statement on Unity (New Delhi 1961) The Significance of Ecumenical Attitudes in the Preparations and Reports from Montreal (1963) Summary: Ecumenical Attitudes as Premises in the Pioneer Phase of the WCCChapter 3. Mutual Accountability and Conciliar Fellowship: From Montreal (1963) to Canberra (1991) A Universal Council, Conciliarity, and Conciliar FellowshipAuthoritative Teaching in Mutually Accountable RelationsGiving Account of Hope—in Accountability to Other ChurchesThe Convergence of the Document Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry (BEM): A Result of a Mutually Accountable ProcessToward a Manifestation of Mutual Accountability to the One, Apostolic FaithEcumenical Attitudes and the Unity of Church and HumankindConclusion: Mutual Accountability—An Intrinsic Element of Conciliar FellowshipChapter 4. Mutual Accountability and the Church as Koinonia (until 1998) Mutual Accountability and the Coherence of EcumenismMutual Accountability and Unity as KoinoniaThe Role of Mutual Accountability in the Faith and Order “Ecclesiology” Study (1998) The Report from the Faith and Order Study on Hermeneutics (1998) The Common Understanding and Vision of the World Council of ChurchesSummary: Mutual Accountability as Required Attitude toward Unity as KoinoniaChapter 5. A Systematic-Theological EvaluationA Brief Evaluation of the Outcome of the AnalysisMutual Accountability as Ecumenical Attitude“Relation” as Supplement to “Faith” and “Order” A Definition of Mutual Accountability as Ecumenical AttitudeBibliography