Reconciliation: from sectarianism to ecumenism
Sectarianism has been defined as 'adherence or excessive devotion to a particular religious denomination or sect'.1 However, as Kildea notes, dictionary definitions of the term fail to square with its 'distinctive' meaning in the Australian context.2A more accurate representation...
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| Language: | English |
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[2016]
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The Australasian Catholic record
Year: 2016, Volume: 93, Issue: 2, Pages: 217-230 |
| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBS Australia; Oceania KDB Roman Catholic Church KDJ Ecumenism |
| Summary: | Sectarianism has been defined as 'adherence or excessive devotion to a particular religious denomination or sect'.1 However, as Kildea notes, dictionary definitions of the term fail to square with its 'distinctive' meaning in the Australian context.2A more accurate representation of the Australian connotation is conveyed by Hogan, who says that it refers to 'the hostility between different churches or "sects" which has manifested itself in the wider arena of social and political conflict'.3 The social, political and economic discrimination and exclusion that has existed in Australia between Catholics and Protestants was most intense from the beginning of European settlement until the 1960s, when the Catholic Church's endorsement of ecumenism offered a means of positive engagement with members of other Christian denominations. |
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| ISSN: | 0727-3215 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Australasian Catholic record
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