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The World Council of Churches was formally constituted on 23 Aug. 1948 in Amsterdam. In Feb. 2009 member churches numbered 349 from more than 110 countries.
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Castro, E., A Passion for Unity. 1992
Raiser, K., Ecumenism in Transition. 1994
Van Elderen, M. and Conway, M., Introducing the World Council of Churches revised and enlarged edition. 1991
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Turner, B. (2009). World Council of Churches. In: Turner, B. (eds) The Statesman’s Yearbook 2010. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-58632-5_54
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