[Dialogue] Ecumenical Institute at Bossley, Switzerland

[Marianna Bailey]

When the Ecumenical Institute was established in Evanston I was a student at Garrett and I attended several lectures by visiting theologians. It is my understanding the Church Federation of Greater Chicago later "recruited" Joe Mathews from the Faith and Life Community to come to Evanston as the Dean of the Ecumenical Institute. 

Bill Bailey
On Jul 16, 2011, at 2:32 PM, W. J. wrote:

> As Lingo and some of the other old-timers know, the WCC, meeting in Evanston in 1954, passed a resolution to establish the "Evanston Institute of Ecumenical Studies" to replicate the Bossey Institute in North America. Of course WCC didn't fund it, so a group of Chicago area churchmen made it a part of the Church Federation of Greater Chicago. Wonder what happened to that organization? I think it kind of disappeared due to funding drying up and a failure of leadership among the mainstream denominations that had supported it. I know their impressive headquarters on Lake Shore Drive was sold.
> Marshall
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> From: Al Lingo <clingojr at aol.com>
> To: dialogue at wedgeblade.net
> Sent: Sat, July 16, 2011 10:27:58 AM
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> Karen,
> The Ecumenical Institute at Chateau Bossey near Celigny Switzerland was the first such institute established by the World Council of Churches and offered trainings for church persons from across the world.  I first studied there as theological student in August of 1959, and am very grateful for having had that experience.
> I did look up their web page, http://www.oikoumene.org/en/activities/bossey.html, and expect that they may still be quite a resourceful center in the life of the church.  Enjoy your reading and learning more about their current program.
> Charles
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> http://www.oikoumene.org/en/news/news-management/eng/a/article/1634/students-of-diverse-faith.html?tr=y&auid=8663593
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> Anyone know any more about this organization?  Their website says it was started in 1946.  Were they in any way related to "us"?  I know "we" had some sort of commission from the World Council of Churches in the '60s.
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> Karen Bueno
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