A. Church in the course of history

1) Church of the 1^st millennium / ancient eastern churches

2) Orthodox Christianity; papacy; the eastern schism

3) Reformation in England, the Anglican Church

4) Martin Luther and the German Reformation

B. The struggle for unity

1) what is “ekumene”

2) the ecumenical movement

3) goals and methods of ecumenism

C. Means and results of the ecumenical dialogue

1) theological dialogue: the question of “filioque”

2) theological dialogue: the question of justification

3) theological and pastoral dialogue: intercommunio