Episode 42: Church Unity, Ecumenism, and the Cost of Staying - with Ephraim Radner

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on church unity and ecumenism with theologian Ephraim Radner.

Peter Leithart and James Wood sit down for a second conversation with Dr. Ephraim Radner. Ephraim Radner is a theologian, Anglican priest, and one of the most penetrating thinkers on the doctrine of the church today. He is Professor of Historical Theology at Wycliffe College (University of Toronto) and the author of several major works including Brutal Unity, Hope Among the Fragments, The End of the Church, and Mortal Goods. In this conversation, they take stock of the modern ecumenical...

People in this episode

Hosts: Peter Leithart, James Wood

Guest: Ephraim Radner

Topics covered

• church unity
• ecumenism
• theology
• Anglicanism
• doctrine of the church

Keywords

• church unity
• ecumenism
• theology
• Anglican priest
• Ephraim Radner

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wycliffe College

Books & works: Brutal Unity, Hope Among the Fragments, The End of the Church, Mortal Goods

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