The Common Catechism Explained

The Common Catechism: A Book of Christian Faith is an ecumenical Christian catechism that is the result of Catholic-Protestant dialogue and work.^[1] It was first published in 1973 and is the first joint catechism published by theologians of the Catholic Church, and the Lutheran Church and the Reformed Church, among other Protestant traditions, since the Reformation:^{[2] [3]}

The Christian theologians writing the text "trust that their common witness will arouse each individual Christian to a joint testimony of faith in the Christian life". The Common Catechism is interdenominational in that it presents "a joint account of the Christian faith" and is regarded as a major fruit of ecumenical commitment.^[4]

See also

• Concelebration
• Open communion
• Catechism of the Catholic Church
• Luther's Catechism (disambiguation)
• Westminster Catechism

External links

• First Common Catechism for Catholics and Protestants to be Published Easter 1975 (Episcopal News Service)
• The Common Catechism by Raoul Dederen (Ministry Magazine)

Notes and References

1. Book: Bent, Ans Joachim van der. Historical Dictionary of Ecumenical Christianity. 1 December 1994. Scarecrow Press. English. 9781461659228. 70.
2. Book: Commonweal, Volume 102. 1975. Commonweal Publishing Corporation. English. 31. The book offers the first comprehensive statement of religious faith produced jointly by Catholic and Protestant theologians since the separation of the churches over four centuries ago..
3. Book: Fahlbusch. Erwin. Bromiley. Geoffrey William. The Encyclodedia of Christianity. 14 February 2008. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. English. 9780802824172. 399. Feiner and L. Vischer edited Neues Glaubensbuch. Der gemeinsame christliche Glaube (ET The Common Catechism: A Book of Christian Faith [1975]), which brought together contributions of Protestant and Roman Catholic theologians who corrected, improved and complemented one another..
4. Book: Phan, Peter C.. The Gift of the Church: A Textbook on Ecclesiology. 24 March 2016. Liturgical Press. English. 9780814680827. 165.