JOINT DECLARATION OF THE LUTHERAN WORLD FEDERATION AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH ON JUSTIFICATION

Authors

  • Georg Kirchberger Ledalero Institute of Philosophy

Keywords:

Doctrine of Justification, Ecumenism, Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

Abstract

The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification was signed by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and the Lutheran World Federation on 31st October 1999 in Augsburg, Germany. What is the content of this declaration? After almost twenty years what in actual fact has happened? This article examines the theology of this joint declaration, evaluates its strengths and weaknesses, and then discusses its possible uses in the life of the Churches.

Author Biography

Georg Kirchberger, Ledalero Institute of Philosophy

Georg Kirchberger, a member of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD), has been lecturing at Ledalero Institute of Philosophy since 1976. In 1985 he obtained his doctorate in theology from the College of St Augustin in Germany. Since 2012 he has been Director of the Post-Graduate Programme in Contextual Theologies at Ledalero. Author of scores of articles and over a dozen books, his last (in Indonesian) is entitled, Memahami Iman dalam Dunia Sekuler: Teologi Edward Schillebeeckx (Ledalero, 2014).

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Published

2017-06-30

How to Cite

Kirchberger, G. (2017). JOINT DECLARATION OF THE LUTHERAN WORLD FEDERATION AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH ON JUSTIFICATION. Asian Horizons, 11(02), 297–311. Retrieved from https://dvkjournals.in/index.php/ah/article/view/2753