New national journal fosters dialogue between Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant Christian scholars.
July 25, 2007 (Press Release) --
St. Paul, MN -- July 25, 2007 -- A new national journal of religion has been launched in the United States that seeks to foster the continued dialogue between the major branches of Christendom including the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, historic Protestant, and Evangelical bodies. The journal, American Theological Inquiry (ATI), will feature key thinkers in American Christianity that span all those Christian traditions that affirm the historic, early Ecumenical Creeds (the Apostles', Athanasian, Nicene, and Chalcedonian creeds).
Among the featured writers for the first issue of the journal are the Rev. Dr. Thomas G. Weinandy, Executive Director of the Secretariat for Doctrine and Pastoral Practices United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; Dr. John Cooper, Professor of Philosophical Theology at Calvin Theological Seminary; the Rev. Dr. Allyne Smith a professor of religion and Orthodox Priest; and numerous others spanning diverse Christian traditions.
Dr. Gannon Murphy, General Editor for ATI, said that the journal has the potential to have a catalyzing effect on the future of both American church unity and reform. Murphy commented that the journal promises a vital and unique, cross-traditional forum for scholars who affirm the historic Ecumenical Creeds of Christendom to constructively communicate contemporary theological and ecclesiastical issues with an eye toward reforming American Christianity and increasing understanding. “ATI seeks a critical function as much or more so as a quasi-ecumenical one,” Murphy added. “The purpose is not, per se, to erase or weaken traditional distinctions/distinctives, but to widen the dialogue and increase cross-tradition understanding while mutually affirming Christ’s power to transform culture and the importance of strengthening American Christianity with special reference to Her historic roots.”
ATI will release its first issue on January 15, 2008.
For information: http://www.atijournal.org
Among the featured writers for the first issue of the journal are the Rev. Dr. Thomas G. Weinandy, Executive Director of the Secretariat for Doctrine and Pastoral Practices United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; Dr. John Cooper, Professor of Philosophical Theology at Calvin Theological Seminary; the Rev. Dr. Allyne Smith a professor of religion and Orthodox Priest; and numerous others spanning diverse Christian traditions.
Dr. Gannon Murphy, General Editor for ATI, said that the journal has the potential to have a catalyzing effect on the future of both American church unity and reform. Murphy commented that the journal promises a vital and unique, cross-traditional forum for scholars who affirm the historic Ecumenical Creeds of Christendom to constructively communicate contemporary theological and ecclesiastical issues with an eye toward reforming American Christianity and increasing understanding. “ATI seeks a critical function as much or more so as a quasi-ecumenical one,” Murphy added. “The purpose is not, per se, to erase or weaken traditional distinctions/distinctives, but to widen the dialogue and increase cross-tradition understanding while mutually affirming Christ’s power to transform culture and the importance of strengthening American Christianity with special reference to Her historic roots.”
ATI will release its first issue on January 15, 2008.
For information: http://www.atijournal.org
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