Jeffrey Gros offers his usual comprehensive and balanced assessment in "Evangelical Relations: A differentiated Catholic Perspective," [Ecumenical Trends, 29/1 (January 2000): 1-9.]. This is a revised version of his September presentation to the North American Academy of Ecumenists. "The conclusion of this exploration is quite simple: a differentiated hermeneutics of reception must take account of the unity of the Catholic ecumenical commitment, with a variety of specializations; and of the variety of Pentecostal, Evangelical and Holiness reconciling impulses and their contribution to reception of the ecumenical movement." Gros' "Pentecostal Engagement in the Wider Christian Community" in Mid-Stream: The Ecumenical Movement Today [Vol. 38, #4, October 1999, pp. 26-47 offers a more comprehensive resource along these lines.

In "Two Languages of Salvation: The Lutheran-Catholic Joint Declaration," [First Things, December 1999, pp. 25-30], Avery Dulles offers an interesting analysis of the recent Joint Declaration. "The Joint Declaration, helpful though it is, has not overcome all difficulties. More theological work is needed."

Science and Religion: In "Biology meets Theology," [Christian Century, January 19, 2000, pp. 61-64] Philip Clayton offers a cogent review of three recent volumes. He believes that "...the real work on evolution and faith is being done by two sets of scholars whom the popular press would rather ignore. One group consists of Christians who are attempting to combine the idea of God's providential design with evolution. The other is made up of non-believing or agnostic biologists who eschew radical antireligious claims in favor of sober assessments of genetic influence."

Ministry to Interchurch Marriages

On Thursday, March 16
at 2:00 PM
The Life Cycle Institute
of Catholic University

The Consortium
will sponsor a public presentation
on the national ecumenical study published in July
by Creighton University's
Center for Marriage and Family

Dr. Michael G. Lawler of Creighton,
Director of the Study and of the Creighton Center
and a panel of pastors will consider the data
and its pastoral implications