Ecumenism

The word "ecumenism" (IPA: {{IPA|/?k?ju?m??n?z?m/}}) is derived from the Greek oikoumene, which means "the inhabited world". The term is usually used with regard to movements toward religious unity. In its broadest meaning therefore, ecumenism is the religious initiative towards world-wide unity. At a minimum, ecumenism is the promotion of unity, co-operation, or improved understanding between distinct religious groups or denominations within the same religion more or less broadly defined.

See also

• Universalism
• Unitarian Universalism
• Christian ecumenism
• Jewish views of religious pluralism and Relationships between Jewish religious movements
• Religious pluralism