A "History of the Desire for Christian Unity" is a multi-volume reference work on the history of ecumenism that is the result of a research project initiated by FSCIRE in 2013. This reference work is a reconstruction of the arc of time in which the Christian churches transitioned from a position of hostility to one of dialogue, and from separation to forms of communion. Scholars across the continents and disciplines explore a history of individuals and groups, generations and assemblies, documents and programs, theologies and practices, all firmly placed within the framework of a desire for unity.This second volume focuses on the transition from the pioneering phase of the ecumenical movement, affected by the two world wars, to the properly ecclesial phase, entrusted to dialogues, experiences and projects of communion that guided the desire for Christian unity through a season full of promise. In the year that marks 1700 years since the Council of Nicaea and in the context of the ecumenical importance that this anniversary holds, FSCIRE presents a new collective work that is also the result of a multi-year research project: "Il Concilio e il Credo (325-2025). Storia e trasmissione dei simboli di Nicea e di Costantinopoli". The work explores the complex history and evolution of the symbol of Nicaea and Constantinople, following its development from the fourth century to the contemporary age.

Ecumenical Studies, Theology, Patristics