It is ironic that ecumenists -- dedicated to the dialogue of religions and cultures -- have produced an unbelievable number of acronyms. These acronyms, intended to make dialogue more accurate and efficient, have become a barrier to participation by people who have not
yet learned this esoteric language.
On our website, we have made an effort to avoid using acronyms without providing a definition. However, there are probably times when a list of acronyms will be useful. The list below includes acronyms for ecumenical and interreligious agencies, as well as a few for non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Although many of the acronyms are in English, there are a few in French and other languages commonly used in the ecumenical movement. The same acronym may have more than one meaning. We have given preference to Canadian usage in this list. If the definition provided here does not fit the context of the acronym you are seeking, it will likely be found by searching Google.
If you would like to suggest an acronym to add to our list, please email the webeditor at .
Il est ce ironique des oecuménistes -- consacré au dialogue des religions et
des cultures -- ont produit un nombre incroyable d'acronymes. Ces acronymes, eus
l'intention pour rendre le dialogue plus précis et efficace, sont devenus une
barrière à la participation par les personnes qui n'ont pas encore appris cette
langue ésotérique.
Sur notre siteweb, nous avons fait un effort d'éviter d'employer des acronymes sans fournir une définition. Cependant, il y a probablement des périodes quand une liste d'acronymes sera utile. La liste ci-dessous inclut des acronymes pour les agences oecuméniques et interreligieuses, aussi bien qu'uns pour des organisations nonnes gouvernemental (O.N.G.s). Bien que plusieurs des acronymes soient en anglais, il y a uns dans langues françaises et autres utilisées généralement dans le mouvement oecuménique. Le même acronyme peut avoir plus d'un signifier. Nous avons donné la préférence à l'utilisation canadienne dans cette liste. Si la définition fournie ici n'adapte pas le contexte de l'acronyme que vous cherchez, il sera probablement trouvé en recherchant Google.
Si vous voudriez suggérer un acronyme pour ajouter à notre liste, svp email le webeditor à .
| AACC | All African Conference of Churches |
| AAR | American Academy of Religion |
| ABS | American Bible Society |
| ACT | Action by Churches Together |
| AEC | Atlantic Ecumenical Council |
| AFFMIC | L'Association Française des Foyers Mixtes Interconfessionnels Chrétiens |
| AI | Amnesty International |
| AIDS | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
| AIF | Association of Interchurch Families |
| ARM | Alliance réformée mondiale |
| ATLA | American Theological Library Association |
| APCE | Association of Presbyterian Church Educators |
| APEC | Asian Pacific Economic Council |
| ARCIC | Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission |
| AST | Atlantic School of Theology |
| ATS | Association of Theological Schools |
| BEM | Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry, WCC 1982 |
| CAFOD | Catholic Fund for Overseas Development, Britain |
| CBS | Canadian Bible Society |
| CCBI | Council of Churches of Britain & Ireland |
| CCC | Canadian Council of Churches |
| CCCB | Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops |
| CCCJ | Canadian Council of Christians and Jews |
| CCJC | Church Council on Justice and Corrections, Canada |
| CCE | Canadian Centre for Ecumenism |
| CCFGM | Canadian Churches' Forum for Global Ministries |
| CCO | Centre Canadien d'Oecuménisme |
| CCODP | Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace |
| CCT | Christian Churches Together in the U.S.A. |
| CCTE | Churches' Council on Theological Education, Canada |
| CEC | Conference of European Churches |
| CELA | Canadian Environmental Law Association |
| CETA | Canadian Evangelical Theological Association |
| CJDT | Christian-Jewish Dialogue of Toronto |
| CJRE | Christian-Jewish Relation & Encounter, Sisters of Sion |
| CLAI | Consejo Latinoamericano de Iglesias |
| COCU | Consultation on Church Union, USA |
| COE | Conseil oecuméniques des églises |
| CPJ | Citizens for Public Justice, Canada |
| CTBI | Churches Together in Britain and Ireland |
| CTE | Churches Together in England |
| CTS | Canadian Theological Society |
| CTSA | Catholic Theological Society of America (& Canada) |
| CUIC | Churches Uniting In Christ (formerly COCU) |
| CWME | Commission on World Mission and Evangelism, WCC |
| CYTUN | Churches Together in Wales |
| DAPNE | Directory for the Application of Principles and Norms on Ecumenism, Vatican 1993 |
| DOV | Decade to Overcome Violence |
| EAA | Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance |
| EAPPI | Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel |
| ECLOF | Ecumenical Church Loan Fund, WCC |
| ECUSA | Episcopal Church in the United States of America (now TEC) |
| ECT | Evangelicals & Catholics Together |
| EFC | Evangelical Fellowship of Canada |
| EICEA | Edmonton Interfaith Centre for Education & Action |
| ELCA | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| ELCIC | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada |
| ENI | Ecumenical News International |
| ENYA | Ecumenical Network for Youth Action |
| EUC | Église unie du Canada |
| EYCE | Ecumenical Youth Council in Europe |
| F&O | Faith and Order |
| FLM | Fédération luthérienne mondiale |
| FUACE | Fédération Universelle des Associations Chrétiennes d'Étudiants |
| GEII | Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| IARCCUM | International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission on Unity and Mission |
| IBS | International Bible Society |
| ICCJ | International Council of Christians and Jews |
| ICCR | Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility |
| ICRC | International Committee of the Red Cross |
| ICUC | Inter-Church Uranium Committee Educational Co-operative |
| IFIN | Interchurch Families International Network |
| IFYAG | Interchurch Families Young Adults Group |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IMC | International Missionary Council (now CWME) |
| JDDJ | Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification |
| JES | Journal of Ecumenical Studies |
| JPIC | Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation |
| JWG | Joint Working Group |
| KAIROS | Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives |
| KEK | Conférence des Eglises européennes |
| LARC | Lutheran-Anglican-Roman Catholic |
| LCWE | Lausanne Committee for World Evangelism |
| LEP | Local Ecumenical Partnership |
| LWF | Lutheran World Federation |
| LWR | Lutheran World Relief |
| MCC | Mennonite Central Committee |
| MECC | Middle East Council of Churches |
| MSF | Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders |
| NAACP | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, USA |
| NAE | National Association of Evangelicals, USA |
| NAAE | North American Academy of Ecumenists |
| NAIN | North American Interfaith Network |
| NCC | National Council of Churches |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organization |
| NFU | National Farmers' Union |
| NIMMA | Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association |
| NPEC | Nutana Park Ecumenical Committee, Saskatoon |
| NRSV | New Revised Standard Version (of Bible) |
| NWCU | National Workshop on Christian Unity, USA |
| NWCJR | National Workshop on Christian-Jewish Relations, USA |
| OCA | Orthodox Church in America |
| ONG | Organisations nonnes gouvernemental |
| ONU | Organisation des Nations unie |
| PCC | Presbyterian Church in Canada |
| PCE | Prairie Centre for Ecumenism |
| PCPCU | Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Vatican |
| PCUSA | Presbyterian Church USA |
| PEC | Parish Ecumenical Contact |
| PLURA | Presbyterian, Lutheran, United, Roman Catholic, Anglican |
| PWRDF | Primate's World Relief and Development Fund |
| PWS&D | Presbyterian World Service and Development |
| RCC | Roman Catholic Church |
| REC | Reformed Ecumenical Council |
| ROJeP | Réseau oecuménique justice et paix, Québec |
| SACC | South African Council of Churches |
| SACCB | Southern African Conference of Catholic Bishops |
| SCM | Student Christian Movement |
| SBL | Society of Biblical Literature |
| SCOBA | Standing Commission of Orthodox Bishops in America |
| SEMF | Saskatoon Evangelical Ministers Fellowship |
| SEI | Summer Ecumenical Institute |
| SESIG | South East Saskatoon Interchurch Group |
| SICCC | Saskatoon Inner City Council of Churches |
| SIDIC | Service International de Documentation Judéo-Chrétienne/International Service of Jewish-Christian Documentation |
| SPCK | Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge, England |
| SPCU | Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity, Vatican (see PCPCU) |
| STU | Saskatoon Theological Union |
| TEC | The Episcopal Church (formerly the ECUSA) |
| TJT | Toronto Journal of Theology |
| TST | Toronto School of Theology |
| TWG | Theological Working Group |
| UBS | Universal Bible Society |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNCHR | United Nations Commission on Human Rights |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UNHCR | United Nations High Commission for Refugees |
| UNHRC | United Nations Human Rights Council (formerly UNCHR) |
| UNICEF | United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund |
| USCCB | United States Conference of Catholic Bishops |
| VST | Vancouver School of Theology |
| WARC | World Alliance of Reformed Churches |
| WCC | World Council of Churches |
| WCRP | World Conference on Religion and Peace |
| WDECE | Western Diocesan and Eparchial Co-ordinators of Ecumenism |
| WEA | World Evangelical Alliance |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WICC | Women's Interchurch Council of Canada |
| WSCF | World Student Christian Fellowship |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
| YMCA | Young Men's Christian Association |
| YWCA | Young Women's Christian Association |