PrefaceBernard Longley ixIntroductionThe Malines Conversations Group:Approaching division and communion through thelens of the reality of life and the truth of faithThomas Pott, O.S.B. 1Part IThe Background: Principles and Method1 The Malines Conversations: Re-opening the path to unity 11Nicholas Sagovsky2 Revisiting Biblical narratives: How can Scripture inspire us for work and life today? 21Cyrille Vael, O.S.B.3 Learning lessons from Liturgical Theology 41Joris GeldhofInterlude: Brian Farrell: A focus on the whole Church as a source of inspiration 49Part IIThe Journey: Reading the Signs of the Times4 Ecclesial, social, and historical developments fromthe Malines Conversations to today 535 Taking stock of the present situation of our churches 69Keith F. Pecklers, S.J.6 Taking Stock of the present situation of our churches 2: Overcoming the difficulties 85Jeremy Morris7 Humanity, Society and Church: Reading the Signs of the Times 101Cyrille Vael, O.S.B.Interlude: Gordon Lathrop: Notes on Liturgy and Ecumenism from a Lutheran 115Part IIIThe Horizon: Shared Sacramentality8 'Unveiling Mysterion': Reanimating the sacrament by rooting it back into its own soil 119Thomas Pott, O.S.B.9 Sanctification of memory and the disclosing of the Holy City 131Michael Nai Chiu Poon10 Ordination in the Church of England: Theology and practice in the Common Worship Ordinal 141David Stancliffe11 The celebration of the Sacrament of Ordination in the Roman Catholic ChurchJoris Geldhof 153Interlude: Simon Jones: Not-nothingness: The reality of life and Holy Order in the light of Apostolicae Curae and Saepius Officio 163Part IVThe First Step: Healing Memories12 History and Apostolicae curae: The limitations of its historical starting pointThomas O'Loughlin 16713 Exploring Sorores in Spe: A hermeneutic of hope 187James Hawkey and Joris Geldhof14 'Sisters in Hope of the Resurrection': A Fresh Response to the Condemnation of Anglican Orders (1896) 201Epilogue: Rowan Williams 225List of Contributors 229List of Members of the Malines Conversations Group 233