This book explores the epiclesis or invocation of the Holy Spirit in the Eucharistic Prayer, using the Anglican tradition as an historical model of a communion of churches in conscious theological and liturgical dialogue with Christian antiquity. Incorporating major studies of England, North America and the Indian sub-Continent, the author includes an exposition of Inter-Church ecumenical dialogue and the historic divisions between western and eastern Eucharistic traditions and twentieth-century ecumenical endeavour. This unique study of the relationship between theology and liturgical text, commends a theology and spirituality which celebrates the presence of the Holy Spirit in the Eucharist as present and eschatological gift. It thus sets historic, contemporary and ecumenical divisions in a new theological context.

Papers and sermons from the conference held 28 July-6 Aug. 2004 in Kuala Lumur, Malaysia.

Christ calls all his followers to unity. It is through this unity of the believers that the world will come to believe and accept that Jesus Christ comes from God the Father. This work is a survey of the historical attempts made in Eastern Africa to foster Christian unity especially from the Catholic point of view.