As part of its fiftieth anniversary celebration, "On Being Christian Together, " the Faith and Order Commission of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA sponsored Oikumene, a festive screening of ten short films chosen to illuminate the complexity, challenges, joy, and beauty of being Christian together. The films, selected for their capacity to visually communicate compelling insights into the unity of Christ's Church and the ecumenical tasks of our time, address such themes as the healing of memories, cultural difference, epistemological fragmentation, and personal transformation. Their aesthetic approaches vary as widely as the communities that produced them. From the gritty abstractions of Karen Brummund to the historiography of Nick Lacy to the poignant contemplative approach of Arion Lillard and the General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns of the United Methodist Church to the whimsical dancing body parts of Alice Rose to the crisp documentary style of Sarah Gibson, Nicholas Furris and Anders Laugesen, this collection proclaims "one Lord, one faith, one baptism" (Eph. 4:5) in the diverse voices of our time.

Originally screened July 20&21, 2007
Oberlin College, Oberlin OH

	Touched By Truth Directed by Karen M. Brummund
	The Invisible Gaze Directed by Karen M. Brummund
	Poem of 1000 Sheets Directed by Karen M. Brummund
	The Return of the Holy Relics Directed by Nicholas J. Furris
	Hell on Earth Directed by Sarah Gibson
	For Those Who Stayed Directed by GCCUIC of the UMC Produced by Hilly Hicks
	Nicea Directed by Nick Lacy Produced with David Sanchez
	Contemplation of Death Directed by Arion M. Lillard
	One Body, Many Parts Directed by Alice I. Rose Produced with Christ Church United Methodist
	Cultural Shock-From Nairobi to Copenhagen Directed by Anders Laugesen Produced by Peter Williams

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