"Provides a sweeping overview of the modern ecumenical movement...brings together a vast amount of material from many sources and provides a vast overview of ecumenical concerns today."—Rev. Ronald G. Roberson, CSP, Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, USCCB
"In this excellent introduction to ecumenism, Goyret offers a distinctively Catholic view of the historical events that led to the schisms that wounded Church unity, as well as the ecumenical rapprochement that took place in the last sixty years. He methodically presents the historical, theological, practical, and pastoral Catholic principles of ecumenism, rooted in the vision of the Second Vatican Council. With this book, Goyret contributes to the goal of full communion that can only be realized gradually, increasing the partial communion that is already present, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit and enlightened by the Paschal Mystery."—Radu Bordeianu, Duquesne University
"Church and Communion, well-translated from the Italian edition and revised to include many English sources, is a very helpful introduction to ecumenical theology. Goyret provides a survey of major non-Catholic denominations and a history of successes and failures over the centuries, climaxing in ecumenism as a 'mutual journey of conversion and reform.' This ecumenism is centered on the triune God's loving plan for his church as a multifaceted communion with God and each other, Catholic and catholic in its principles and practice. Goyret's book will be indispensable for a time trapped within ignorance of what has been accomplished in the movement toward Christian unity, despair over the obstacles that still remain, and indifference over Christian ecumenism in the face of the many challenges to Church and communion today."—James Buckley, Loyola University Maryland
"A thorough study of Christian ecumenism on the basis of Roman Catholic participation, doctrine, theology, and pastoral considerations."—Catholic Books Review
