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Heart and Soul: Receptive Ecumenism As a Dynamic Development Of Heart and Soul: Receptive Ecumenism as a Dynamic Development of Spiritual Ecumenism Submitted by Antonia Pizzey BA., BTH. (Hons.) (ACU) A Thesis Submitted in total Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy School of Theology Faculty of Theology and Philosophy Australian Catholic University Graduate Research PO Box 968 North Sydney New South Wales 2059 Date of Submission 30th October 2015 Statement of Authorship and Sources This thesis contains no material published elsewhere or extracted in whole or in part from a thesis by which I have qualified for or been awarded another degree or diploma. No parts of this thesis have been submitted towards the award of any other degree or diploma in any other tertiary institution. No other person’s work has been used without due acknowledgement in the main text of the thesis. Signed: Statement of Appreciation First and foremost, I would like to express my deepest thanks and appreciation to my primary supervisor, Rev. Professor Anthony Kelly. This thesis would not have been possible without his help, expertise, and advice. Tony’s books inspired me through both my undergraduate and postgraduate work, and I owe him a vast debt of thanks. It has been an honour. A sincere thank you to my co-supervisor, Rev. Dr James McEvoy, for his invaluable help in the final stages of this project, especially for his gentle wisdom and constant encouragement. I am also very thankful to my associate supervisor, Very Rev. Dr David Pascoe for his crucial help and guidance, especially in the initial stages of this project. I wish to express my gratitude to ACU’s School of Theology as a whole, for nurturing, challenging, encouraging, and supporting me over this time. I owe a special debt of thanks to Dr Ian Elmer for his constant support and guidance, his perpetually open door, and for many long chats. I am also very thankful to Professor Paul Murray for his correspondence, and for allowing me access to conference papers and articles which were not yet published. I am grateful for the travel grant from ACU, and the generous bursary from the Archdiocese of Brisbane, which enabled me to attend the GETI program and the 10th Assembly of the WCC in South Korea in 2013. I would also like to thank Emeritus Professor Michael Vertin, for his generosity in giving me an early copy of Margaret O’Gara’s No Turning Back. Thanks also to Geraldine Hawkes and the SACC for generously allowing me to use their resources on Receptive Ecumenism. Finally, I could not have done this without the unconditional love and support of my family, especially my parents, Stephen and Linda. It is not easy having a PhD student for a daughter! Suffice to say, they handled it with grace. I could not have completed this without them, and their unfailing belief in me. Table of Contents Abstract ..................................................................................................... i Abbreviations .......................................................................................... ii Chapter 1: The Ecumenical Path ........................................................... 1 1.1. The Past, the Present, and New Ways Forward .............................. 1 1.2. Evaluating the Contemporary Ecumenical Milieu .......................... 1 1.3. Thesis Proposal: Receptive Ecumenism as a Development of Spiritual Ecumenism .............................................................................. 7 1.3.1. Receptive Ecumenism .............................................................. 8 1.3.2. Spiritual Ecumenism .............................................................. 17 1.4. State of the Question: Opinions on Receptive Ecumenism .......... 22 1.5. Thesis Contribution ....................................................................... 49 1.6. Methodology ................................................................................. 52 1.7. Scope and Limitations ................................................................... 53 1.8. Outline of Chapters ....................................................................... 55 Chapter 2: Ecumenism of the Heart: Defining Receptive Ecumenism ................................................................................................................. 59 2.1. What is Receptive Ecumenism? .................................................... 59 2.2. Receptive Ecumenism and Calls for Ecumenical Renewal .......... 59 2.3. Paul Murray’s Vision of Receptive Ecumenism ........................... 66 2.3.1. Development of Receptive Ecumenism ................................. 67 2.3.2. Aims of Receptive Ecumenism ............................................. 81 2.3.3. Distinctive Features of Receptive Ecumenism ...................... 84 2.4. Critical Analysis of the Receptive Ecumenism Volume .............. 93 2.4.1. Part I: “Visions and Principles” ............................................. 94 2.4.2. Part II: “Receptive Ecumenical Learning through Catholic Dialogue” ....................................................................................... 100 2.4.3. Part III: “Receptive Ecumenism and Catholic Church Order” ....................................................................................................... 103 2.4.4. Part IV: “The Pragmatics of Receptive Ecumenical Learning” ....................................................................................................... 105 2.4.5. Part V: “Retrospect and Prospect” ....................................... 112 2.5. Evaluation: Themes and Tensions within the Primary Source Material ............................................................................................. 116 2.6. Conclusion .................................................................................. 124 Chapter 3: The Spiritual Roots of Receptive Ecumenism............... 126 3.1. Receptive Ecumenism in Context .............................................. 126 3.2. Receptive Ecumenism’s Foundation in Spiritual Ecumenism ... 126 3.2.1. The Roots of Receptive Ecumenism in Couturier’s Spiritual Ecumenism .................................................................................... 126 3.2.2. Yves Congar as a Forerunner to Receptive Ecumenism ..... 138 3.2.3. The Influence of Vatican II on Receptive Ecumenism ........ 143 3.2.4. The Groundwork for Receptive Ecumenism in Ut Unum Sint ....................................................................................................... 155 3.2.5. Walter Kasper’s Emphasis on Spiritual Ecumenism ............ 162 3.2.6. Margaret O’Gara’s Ecumenical Gift Exchange ................... 166 3.3. Discerning Aspects of Spiritual Ecumenism in Relation to Receptive Ecumenism ........................................................................ 175 3.3.1. Key Elements of Spiritual Ecumenism ................................ 176 3.3.2. Receptive Ecumenism — A New Name for Spiritual Ecumenism? ................................................................................... 181 3.4. Conclusion .................................................................................. 186 Chapter 4: A Spiritual, Virtuous, and Affective Ecumenism .......... 187 4.1. Humility, Hope, and Ecumenical Activity .................................. 187 4.2. On Humility: The Basis of Virtue ............................................... 187 4.3. Hope as an Act of Humility ........................................................ 199 4.4. Hopeful Humility: A Virtue for Ecumenism .............................. 209 4.5. The Spiritual, Virtuous, and Affective Aspects of Ecumenism .. 215 4.6. Conclusion .................................................................................. 217 Chapter 5: The Complementarity of Spiritual and Receptive Ecumenism ........................................................................................... 219 5.1. A Mutually Enriching Dynamic .................................................. 219 5.2. The Value of Receptive Ecumenism within the Spiritual Ecumenical Movement ...................................................................... 219 5.2.1. Institutional and Structural Conversion ................................ 220 5.2.2. Ecclesial Learning ................................................................ 223 5.2.3. Appeal and Accessibility ...................................................... 226 5.2.4. Is Receptive Ecumenism a New Type of Ecumenism? ....... 229 5.3. The Importance of Spiritual Ecumenism for Receptive Ecumenism ........................................................................................................... 230 5.3.1. Christological Basis ............................................................. 231 5.3.2. Pneumatological Foundation ............................................... 237 5.3.3. The Ecumenical Exchange of Gifts ..................................... 245 5.4. Receptive Ecumenism as Reception of the Principles of Spiritual Ecumenism ........................................................................................ 249 5.5. Conclusion .................................................................................. 252 Chapter 6: Receptive Ecumenism and the Renewal of the Ecumenical Movement ....................................................................... 253 6.1. The Potential of Receptive Ecumenism ..................................... 253 6.2. Receptive Ecumenism and Contemporary Ecumenical Challenges ..........................................................................................................
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