Wawasan Eklesiologi Yang Inklusif Bagi Terciptanya Keesaan Gereja

Abstract

The discourse of “unity of the church” does not exist in an empty space. It is presented with a valid and strong basis of theological philosophy and history of the past. The theological foundations include the understanding that the church is the body of Christ. Meanwhile, the historical basis is the inclusive, universal and integrative perspective and treatment of the early church in its relationships with each other. But the various schisms that have colored the course of its history since the fifth century have ruined everything. An inclusive perspective (inclusivism) turns into exclusive (exclusivism). As a result, the efforts to restore the “unity of the church,” which was promoted by the Ecumenical Movement, have so far not yielded the desired results. By using descriptive qualitative research methods with data collection techniques through library research, the researchers found that the exclusivism that was born as an implication of the long history of schism has made it difficult for efforts to restore the unity of the church.