CENTRO PRO UNIONE N.28 -Fall 1985bi-annual BuUetin In this issue: From the Director p 2 A bibliography of lnterchurch and lnterconfessional Theological Dialogues: First Supplement (1985) . .. . .. . .. .. . .. 1 Towards the Common Confession of the Apostolic Faith: An Ecumenical Inve- stigation into the Fundamentals of the Faith. by Gunther Gassmann38 Letters to the Editor 44 Centro Pro Unione -Via S Maria dell' Anima. 30 -00186 Rome. Italy . A Center conducted by the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement FROM THE DIRECTOR Our recent series of talks at the Centro on "Reception 11 , the last of which appears in this number of the Bulletin, will also appear in a forthcoming issue of One in Christ, thus ensuring a wider circulation of what we believe to be one of the most important series we have presented in recent years. We also note with sadness the recent death of Msgr. Richard Stewart of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity of the Holy See, whose paper began the series (Bulle tin N2 25, Spring 1984). His contributions to ecumenism will long be remembered. Our "Corso Breve di Ecumenismo" continues to attract an enthusiastic gr 1p of local par ticipants to the annual series of classes held here at the Centro (October to December), and this year's series features a detailed analysis of the contributions of the various Eastern Christian Churches to the spirituality of the West. Meanwhile last year's texts on "La Spiritualita delle altre grandi religioni nel mondo" have been published in textbook form as Volume 6 of our Corso series with bibliographies suitable for further study. These bc--)ks are offered as supplementary materials along with the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity publications. This year they are published in cooperation with Edizioni Paoline, a major Italian religious publisher, and we expect to double last year's distribution of over fifty thousand pieces of literature. Various mem bers of our staff serve on the both local and international bodies which promote the Week of Prayer, including the Ecumenical Commission of the Diocese of Rome, and the Joint Annual Consultation on the Week of Prayer of the World Council of Churches and the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity of the Holy See. Other publishing efforts include our Bibliography of Interchurch and Interreligious Theologi cal Dialogues, a volume published within the year, which now has its first annual supplement in this issue of the Bulletin; the International Directory of Ecumenical Research Centers and Publications which is currently being completely revised by the Centro and which you will re ceive as the next number of this Bulletin; a newly revised version of the biography of our Found er, Fr. Paul Wattson, S.A., who was a pioneer in promoting what is now the Week of Prayer; and finally, the current issue of Face to Face, published by B 1 nai B 1 rith of New York carries the full texts of the papers delivered at a consultation held here in Rome last April on Jewish and Chris tian concepts of Covenant, which was sponsored by that organization, this Centro, SIDIC, the Faculty of Theology of the Pontifical University of St. Thomas (The 11 Angelicum 11 ) with the col laboration of the Commission of the Holy See for Religious Relations with Judaism. The Centro continues to host the meetings of many groups and individuals, including Socie tas Oecumenica (European Society of Ecumenical Research Centers), The Permanent Ecumenical Consultation of Religious (representing the Superiors-General of Roman Catholic, Anglican, Reformed and Orthodox religious communities), members of the Anglican Consultative Council and many others. Our Centro library is well used, especially by students studying in Rome at the various Pontifical faculties. Two Centro directors are currently professors of ecumenical theology at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas (where the current Pope received his doctorate). The library is constantly being refined and restructured, and currently numbers over ten thousand specialized volumes in ecumenism with 110 major and 155 minor periodicals currently received. The collection is being partially computerized. Our library continues to cooperate with Studi Ecumenici, published by the San Bernardino Ecumenical Institute of Verona, by providing its documentation service. As always, we are grateful for the interest and support of those we seek to serve. 2 -Bulletin / Centro Pro Unione Charles Angell, S.A. Director , /B FALL IQB5 Next >