American Decades
The First Assembly of the World Council of Churches Official Report
Report
By: World Council of Churches
Date: 1948
Source: World Council of Churches. The First Assembly of the World Council of Churches. Official Report. New York: Harper & Bros, 1949, 160–64. Available online at http://www.jcrelations.net/en/displayItem.php?id=1489; website home page: http://www.jcrelations.net (accessed February 5, 2003).
About the Organization: The World Council of Churches, established in 1948 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is a worldwide association consisting of approximately 350 Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican, and Old Catholic churches. The Roman Catholic Church, although not a member of the council, cooperates in joint efforts with the World Council of Churches. The council, which is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, was established primarily...
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1940's Religion Primary Sources
- Cantwell v. Connecticut
- "Christian Faith and the World Crisis"
- "On Anti-Semitism"
- Constitution of the American Council of Christian Churches
- "Why Do the Members of Christ Tear One Another?"
- Peace of Mind
- Everson v. Board of Education of Ewing
- Optatissima Pax
- McCollum v. Board of Education
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- The First Assembly of the World Council of Churches Official Report
- A Guide to Confident Living
- "Beyond Religious Socialism"
- "Greater L.A.'s Greatest Revival Continues!"
- Interviews With Holocaust Survivors
- Copyright Page
- Acknowledgments
