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• W22354686 abstract "Introduction The word comes from the Greek word oikoumenikos, which literally translates as inhabit the house and meant encompassing the world. In today's usage, the term's meaning has changed from including the whole to trying to make whole. Churches or people are ecumenical because of their attempts to overcome denominational differences. Yet, when scholars employ the term in reference to marriage, they seem to use it to refer to discord and division. (1) They do not do this by taking up the negative connotations and rancorous language that for so long characterized approaches to ecumenical marriages. (2) In fact, these authors are in general very supportive and affirming of interdenominational marriages. Instead, the approach these scholars take assumes that ecumenical marriages are troubled. Almost every essay or book on the subject focuses on problems ecumenical marriages face. Some works start by noting that social-science research reveals several difficulties for interchurch couples. These marriages have lower levels of marital satisfaction and church involvement and higher divorce rates than marriages where the partners are of the same religious tradition. (3) The most frequent causes of conflict in these marriages are lack of companionship and disagreement over children's religious upbringing. (4) To be fair, most authors nuance this research by noting that other factors, such as church attendance and cultural background, might be the real problems, not denominational differences. Even so, they still indicate that both interdenominational couples and the churches that support them should be attentive to these difficulties. Other scholarship focuses on practical and pastoral facing ecumenical marriages, such as the problems of intercommunion and the celebration of the sacraments. (5) Several authors mention the difficulties of raising children in an interdenominational home. (6) Still others address how interchurch couples need to relate both personally and ecclesiastically. (7) Although overwhelmingly positive, the Interchurch Families Journal and the Association of Interchurch Families' Issues--Reflections--News, the former journal's subsequent manifestation, focus primarily on the problems ecumenical marriages face. Hence, the title of the latter publication lists issues first. This approach to ecumenical marriages assumes that they are fundamentally problematic. (8) By starting with a problem or primarily focusing on a problem, the literature seems to reduce these marriages to their conflicts and difficulties. One of the principal results of this approach is the neglect of one of the key positive aspects of ecumenical marriages. Time and time again, scholars claim that these marriages can contribute to Christian unity. These relationships are called to exercise a prophetic role for our larger church communities; (9) contain numerous elements that ... [contribute] ... to the ecumenical movement; (10) function as sign, instrument, and sacrament of Christian unity; (11) model communion for the churches; (12) and witness to the unity within our churches. (13) These profound and positive statements about ecumenical marriages suffer from scant attention or development. They seem at times to be an afterthought, a nice sentiment to console the problematic marriage. Whereas the literature is not bad or worthless, the current scholarship on ecumenical marriages is weak--not only for focusing primarily on the problems of these unions but also for neglecting a potentially significant source for Christian reconciliation. If the positive statements about ecumenical marriages were to be accepted as true and in the modern sense of bringing Christians together, the approach to these marriages would change. Although the difficulties that arise in marriages with differing religious traditions and the desperate need for pastoral sensitivity and assistance in these circumstances should not be dismissed, they should not be the fundamental lens through which to understand ecumenical marriages. …" @default.
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