Ecumenical Methodology: the Case of the Anaphora of Addai and Mari

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Carlos Arboleda Mora

Abstract

The inclusion of the anaphora of Addai and Man as a valid anaphore for the eucharistic celebration in the Assyrian churches, although it doesn´t cite the story of the institution of the sacrament, represents not only a pastoral attitude towards the Assyrian faithful but a proof of a genuine ecumenical method. This method shows, indeed, that the life of faith during the times when the Church was undivided is a norm for the actual Church; that the common heritage of the undivided Church is the heritage of an orthodox and righteous faith. Therefore, what was a common tradition before the division is valid today for Eastern and Latins churches alike. The ecumenical method presented here indicates that there are common points which are the heritage of all churches as it is the case for the faith when the church was united prior to the first divisions.

Keywords:
Ecumenism Anaphora of Addai and Mari Liturgy Theology

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Author Biography

Carlos Arboleda Mora, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana

Sociólogo de la Universidad Gregoriana de Roma. Magíster en Historia de la Universidad Nacional de
Colombia, Sede Medellín. Actualmente es profesor de la Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. Director del
Grupo de Investigación “Religión y Cultura”. Doctor en Filosofía de la misma Universidad. Ha publicado
entre otros: Adolescentes y Satanismo, Secum, Medellín 1999; El pluralismo religioso en Colombia, Secum, Medellín 1999; El politeísmo católico, UPB, Medellín 2001; El ocaso del diablo, UPB, Medellín 2007; Profundidad y cultura, UPB, Medellín 2007; además de numerosos artículos en diversas revistas.