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Tables of Contents for Gathered for Life
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
vii
Message from the Sixth Assembly
1
4
The Story of an Assembly
5
16
The Task
5
1
The Participants
6
2
From Absent Friends
8
1
So Many Alleluiahs!
9
4
How it Worked
13
2
The Canadian Context
15
1
Related Activities
16
1
A Personal Appraisal
17
4
``Jesus Christ -- the Life of the World''
21
9
Theme Presentations
21
1
First Sub-theme: ``Life, a Gift of God''
22
1
Second Sub-theme: ``Life Confronting and Overcoming Death''
23
1
Third Sub-theme: ``Life in its Fullness''
24
1
Fourth Sub-theme: ``Life in Unity''
25
2
Other Perspectives on the Theme
27
1
The Theme and the Message
27
3
Issues for the Churches and the WCC
30
82
Witnessing in a Divided World
31
12
Taking Steps towards Unity
43
9
Moving towards Participation
52
10
Healing and Sharing Life in Community
62
10
Confronting Threats to Peace and Survival
72
11
Struggling for Justice and Human Dignity
83
10
Learning in Community
93
10
Communicating Credibly
103
9
Reviewing the Past: Charting the Future
112
17
Reports and Responses
112
3
The WCC and its Member Churches
115
2
Relations with the Roman Catholic Church
117
5
Christian World Communions
122
1
Nominations, Elections
123
4
Programme Guidelines and Finance
127
2
World Affairs in Ecumenical Perspective
129
219
Statement on Peace and Justice
130
8
Statement on Human Rights
138
6
Statement on the International Food Disorder
144
3
Statement on the Middle East
147
4
Statement on Southern Africa
151
5
Statement on Central America
156
5
Resolution on Afghanistan
161
1
Resolution on Cyprus
162
1
Resolution on the Pacific
163
1
Resolution on the Rights of the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada
164
1
Minutes on Public Issues of Continuing Concern to the WCC
165
6
Armenian Genocide
165
1
US Military Bases in the Philippines
166
1
Situation in Sri Lanka
166
1
Situation in Lesotho
167
4
Appendices
I. Assembly Programme
171
4
II. Report of the Moderator of the Central Committee
175
18
III. Report of the General Secretary
193
17
IV. Messages
210
3
V. Presentations on the Assembly Theme
213
17
1. By Theodore Stylianopoulos
213
9
2. By Allan Boesak
222
8
VI. Assembly Committees and Issue Groups
230
10
VII. Report of the Assembly's Finance Committee
240
7
VIII. Report of the Assembly's Programme Guidelines Committee
247
14
IX. The Presidents and Members of the Central Committee
261
5
X. Member Churches of the WCC
266
13
XI. Assembly Participants
279
45
XII. Constitution and Rules
324
24
Acknowledgments
348
1
Index
349