The topic of Christian unity has become a
central issue for all of the Christian Churches. However
something which has been largely overlooked in the whole
ecumenical question is the need for an appropriate
philosophical basis for unity among peoples and among the
Churches. Without such a philosophical underpinning, the
call to unity can easily be seen as simply a practical
pastoral tool for the effective proclamation of the Gospel
or as nothing other than emotive rhetoric. In the writings
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