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4: The World Council of Churches Sixth General Assembly
Forthepastthreeweeks the World Council of Churches has been holding its sixth General Assembly in Vancouver. Its theme has been
' Jesus Christ - the Life of the World
More than 300 churches worldwide belong to the WCC and 50 British
Christians, Including the Archbishop of Canterbury, have been with around
1.000 other delegates at the Assembly in Canada. The World Council's agenda for the next decade will have been set. In the past the WCC has been no stranger to controversy.
Vancouver will have seen debates and decisions ranging from Internal church belief and practices to the gravest social concerns facing the world. So what has been decided. and on what religious basis'
Rosemary Hartill reports from the Assembly and assesses its performance. Prnducer and series editor JOHN NEWBURY

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