Contents Introduction 1 Chapter 1: Communicating Religious Narratives 23 Postmetaphysical Thought and the Possibility of Religion 25 Communicative Rationality, Communicative Action, and Religion 30 Theoretical, Practical, and Religious Discourse 38 A Critical Social Theory and the Public Role of Religion 49 Conclusion 55 Chapter 2: Ecumenical Lessons from History 56 Zeno's Henoticon 58 The Council of Florence 66 Critical Principles for Ecumenical Dialogue 80 Chapter 3: Visions of Unity in the Ecumenical Movement 85 The Question of Unity in the Development and Reception of the Toronto Statement 87 Twentieth-Century Debates on Unity 96 Ecclesiology since BEM 103 Openness to the Eschatological Reality of Unity 110 Chapter 4: The Future of Ecumenism and the World Council of Churches 119 The Toronto Statement and the Formative Years of the WCC 120 Recent Debates on the Toronto Statement 127 Communication and Consensus in the WCC 132 Participation and Collaboration with the WCC 138 The WCC as a Forum for Ecumenical Dialogue 142 Conclusion 150 Bibliography 154 Index 165.