The future of Christianity is ecumenical. We are moving into and already seeing new forms of Christian community taking shape across traditional denominational identities. And for many who continue to inhabit those identities, the question of what it means to be Christian is being asked and answered in ways that do not take up the denominational categories of earlier generations.
These post-denominational realities are the result of ecumenical changes as much as changing cultural assumptions. As ecumenical friendships grow between neighbors and coworkers and within extended families — and as local parishes and congregations share more programs — the walls that once divided are coming down.
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