Ecumenism Boon or Bane Author:Bert Beverly Beach This book traces the history of ecumenism from the time the first efforts were put forth to bring together the diverging elements of the early Christian Church, down through the era of the Roman Catholic ascendancy, past the valiant efforts of the Reformation leaders to bring about unity among their various communions, to the modern ecumenical m... more »ovement, which began in the middle of the nineteenth century and has swelled to a powerful tide in this present century. The author's insights into this history are both enlightening and intriguing.« less