In this video I describe a dialogue that took place in the 1570s and 1580s between Lutheran theologians from Tubingen and Jeremiah II, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. I suggest that the Lutherans represent a better posture toward catholicity in the church today.

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00:00 - The Protestant-Orthodox Relationship
03:05 - 1) A Desire for Unity
04:29 - 2) Areas of Agreement
08:55 - 3) Differing Visions of Catholicity
15:56 - Concluding Appeal