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Issue 6, 1998

Volume 4, Number 6 · Two articles

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  1. The World Council of Churches: Time for Jubilee? Alan F. H. Wisdom
  2. An Analysis of the Proposed Amendments to the Constitution: Approved by the 210th GA (1998) and Recommended to the Presbyteries for Their Vote Stephen Eyre

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In this issue

  1. Church and Culture

    The World Council of Churches: Time for Jubilee?

    As the World Council of Churches gathered in Harare for its fiftieth anniversary, where was it headed? Alan Wisdom traces how the council moved from Christ-centered unity to political crusades and asks Presbyterians to press for reform.

    Alan F. H. Wisdom55 min read

  2. The Presbyterian Church

    An Analysis of the Proposed Amendments to the Constitution: Approved by the 210th GA (1998) and Recommended to the Presbyteries for Their Vote

    What would the 1998 amendments on new church development, full communion and communion for the homebound change in the Book of Order? Stephen Eyre weighs Amendments B, C and G one by one and says how he would vote.

    Stephen Eyre6 min read
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