The Common Good in our Common Home:
World Christianity, Earth Community, and the Realm of God
Christian communities have proclaimed God’s desire for the Reign of God in many ways, often with human unity as a constitutive element. The North American Academy of Ecumenists will convene at Princeton Theological Seminary from September 25–27, 2026, to explore the relationship of Christian unity to central theological, social, and ecological questions of our time. Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute is a co-sponsor of this conference, which will be held in hybrid format (in person at PTS and online via Zoom).
In the patristic period, the church was sometimes conceived as the Oecumenica, the household of faith spanning the inhabited world. In taking on that name, the contemporary ecumenical movement seeks to restore communion between divided ecclesial communities. This oecumenica has been described as having three parts: the church, humanity, and creation. All of these are grounded in the idea of the common good of the people of God. Conference papers will engage with one or more of these ideas broadly and ask how Christians live into these realities or how scholars study them today.
The schedule for the 2026 North American Academy of Ecumenists is now live at: https://www.ecumenists.org/calendar/2026-naae-annual-conference
Register now at: https://www.ecumenists.org/membership-registration/annual-conference-2026