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Book SynopsisTrade Review"The 1964 visit to the Holy Land by Pope Paul VI and Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras was a watershed event in the history of both the Eastern and Western Churches. The Patriarch and the Pope began a fruitful, respectful, and loving dialogue aimed at healing the divisions that had kept the churches apart for centuries. That dialogue has blossomed and allowed the two churches to draw ever closer. It is not at all surprising that Paul's and Athenagoras's successors Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew have chosen to mark the fiftieth anniversary by returning to the Holy Land to celebrate it. This volume sheds light on the significance of that initial shared pilgrimage, highlights the progress made, and points the way toward even greater dialogue-dialogue aimed at fulfilling the Lord's dream that all might be one." -- -The Reverend Joseph M. McShane, S.J. President of Fordham University "The encounter between Pope Paul VI and Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras in Jerusalem in 1964 opened communication between the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches after several centuries of no contact and created the possibility of sincere theological dialogue. Now, fifty years later, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Pope Francis meet in Jerusalem to honor what their predecessors did in 1964. Their special encounter will open ways of offering the healing power of the Gospel in the vital work of addressing the myriad problems that still afflict the wounded world. This excellent book, by reflecting meaningfully on the encounter of 1964, will help Christians see the potential of the encounter of 2014." -- - Archbishop Demetrios, Ph.D, Th.D, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Table of ContentsForeword Metropolitan John (Zizioulas) of Pergamon Preface John Chryssavgis 1. Pilgrimage toward Unity: Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras and Pope Paul VI in Jerusalem Based on Correspondence and Archives John Chryssavgis 2. Breathing with Both Lungs: Fifty Years of the Dialogue of Love Brian E. Daley, S.J. 3. "A Sign of Contradiction": A Refl ection on the Meeting of the Pope and the Patriarch Georges Florovsky Afterword: The Dawn of Expectation Walter Cardinal Kasper List of Contributors
