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Memoirs
"Visser't Hooft was the first General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, from its foundation until his retirement in 1966. His memoirs give an account of the experiences of a man whoh has been involved in international ecumenical life for more than fifty years. They are, therefore, not only an illuminating portrait of a highly gifted Christian but also a history of the growth of ecumenical understanding and co-operation in our time." -- Book jacket
Voices of Unity
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'Intimately Associated for Many Years'
The Anglican Bishop George Bell (of Chichester) and the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, Willem A. Visser’t Hooft (of Geneva) exchanged hundreds of letters between 1938 and 1958. The correspondence, reproduced and commented upon here, mirrors the efforts made across the ecumenical movement to unite the Christian churches and also to come to terms with an age of international crisis and conflict. In these first decades of the World Council, it was widely felt that the Church could make a noteworthy contribution to the mitigation of political tensions all over the world. That’s why Bell and Visser’t Hooft talked not only to bishops and the clergy, but also to the prime ministers and presidents of many countries. They raised their voices in memoranda and published their public letters in important newspapers. This was the World Council’s most successful period.
'Intimately Associated for Many Years'
The Anglican Bishop George Bell (of Chichester) and the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, Willem A. Visserâ (TM)t Hooft (of Geneva) exchanged hundreds of letters between 1938 and 1958. The correspondence, reproduced and commented upon here, mirrors the efforts made across the ecumenical movement to unite the Christian churches and also to come to terms with an age of international crisis and conflict. In these first decades of the World Council, it was widely felt that the Church could make a noteworthy contribution to the mitigation of political tensions all over the world. Thatâ (TM)s why Bell and Visserâ (TM)t Hooft talked not only to bishops and the clergy, but also to the prime ministers and presidents of many countries. They raised their voices in memoranda and published their public letters in important newspapers. This was the World Councilâ (TM)s most successful period.
The Genesis and Formation of the World Council of Churches
The book ends with a chapter on the 1950 statement by the Council's central committee, "The church, the churches and the WCC", which remains a key document on how the WCC understands its own identity and role.
