A New Church Tradition?

Something very unusual is happening in Sri Lanka. Christian churches strive for unity. They want to imitate the unity of the one God, who is the perfect union of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

- Rev. (Dr.) Edward Naumann

Different denominations generally interact in a spirit of fraternity, because most of their fundamental beliefs are the same. Mainline churches often point to the ecumenical creeds of the early centuries of Christianity, as symbols of what they confess to be truth, in common with the Catholic Church.

De Lanerolle, Jerome, and Angel have in common a “Prosperity Gospel” that promises wealth to true believers, and claim the occurrence of miracles such as the sudden appearance of money in wallets or bank accounts

Tensions have arisen in recent decades, however, because the desire to preserve unity has increasingly come at the cost of Christian teaching. In the mainline denominations in Europe and