Religious Discussion
HE Question Mark discussion "What has the Church to Say About Its Own Disunity?" was distinctly superior to the earlier "Empty Churches" session, both in cogency and fluency. However, the exclusively Protestant composition of the panel, implying a rather special interpretation of "the Church," meant that all members took for granted a conception of "unity" which is certainly not that of the majority of the world’s Christians. Why does the NZBS apparently assume that Catholics and Jews have nothing to contribute to religious. discussions? The "family affair" tone of this session limited its appeal and its effectiveness considerably. For a considerable time I thought it was going to contain nothing .but Propaganda for the World Council of Churches. Full marks, therefore, to the chairman, E. K. Braybrooke, for his realistic approach to the topic. By asking persistently what the present situation means to the man in the street, and by stressing the real differences in creed and organisation between ‘the (continued on next page)
Protestant sects, he prevented the discussion from becoming too complacent, and brought into focus basic problems which the speakers had been inclined to by-pass,
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 789, 3 September 1954, Page 10
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190Religious Discussion New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 789, 3 September 1954, Page 10
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