Lima Text

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The Lima Text is a landmark 1982 ecumenical document produced by the World Council of Churches that outlines common theological understandings of baptism, the Eucharist, and ministry among diverse Christian traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian doctrinal statement ⓘ
ecumenical document ⓘ
adoptedAt Faith and Order plenary meeting in Lima ⓘ
aimsTo express common theological understandings among churches ⓘ
promote visible unity of the Church ⓘ
serve as a basis for church dialogue and reception ⓘ
dateAdopted 1982-01 ⓘ
focusesOn convergences in Christian doctrine ⓘ
followedBy Faith and Order text "The Church: Towards a Common Vision" ⓘ
responses from churches worldwide ⓘ
hasKeyTheme convergence on Eucharistic doctrine ⓘ
mutual recognition of baptism ⓘ
understanding of ordained ministry and its forms ⓘ
unity in diversity of Christian traditions ⓘ
hasPart section on Baptism ⓘ
section on Eucharist ⓘ
section on Ministry ⓘ
hasTitle Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry ⓘ
includes commentaries ⓘ
convergence statements ⓘ
questions for further study ⓘ
influenced bilateral ecumenical dialogues ⓘ
multilateral ecumenical dialogues ⓘ
subsequent WCC ecclesiological work ⓘ
language English ⓘ
namedAfter Lima ⓘ
predecessor Faith and Order studies on baptism, Eucharist and ministry ⓘ
producedBy Faith and Order Commission ⓘ
World Council of Churches ⓘ
publicationPlace Lima, Peru ⓘ
linked to: Lima
publicationYear 1982 ⓘ
publishedBy World Council of Churches ⓘ
publisher Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches ⓘ
recognizedBy Anglican Communion ⓘ
Lutheran Churches ⓘ
linked to: Lutheranism

Methodist Churches ⓘ
linked to: Methodist churches

Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to: Orthodox churches

Reformed Churches ⓘ
linked to: Reformed churches

Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

many Free Churches ⓘ
shortName BEM ⓘ
subject Christian ministry ⓘ
Eucharist ⓘ
Holy Communion ⓘ
linked to: Eucharist

Lord’s Supper ⓘ
linked to: Eucharist

baptism ⓘ
ecclesiology ⓘ
ecumenism ⓘ
sacramental theology ⓘ
theologicalTradition ecumenical theology ⓘ

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