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title: 'The Glory and Peril of the Local: A Footnote to Ecumenical Discussion'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'John Alexander Mackay'
date: 1955-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Ecumenism and Irenicism'
- 'Missions (General)'
scriptures:
- 'John 1'
- 'Ephesians 4'
- 'Philemon 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/mackay-1955-the-glory-and-peril-of-the-local-a-footnote-to-ecumenical-discussion
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# The Glory and Peril of the Local: A Footnote to Ecumenical Discussion

Address urging the ecumenical movement to recover the importance of the local church: local communities nurture faith, enable encounter, and ground authentic unity for world mission.

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