Church Laws and Ecumenism

Written by experts from within their communities, this book compares the legal regimes of Christian churches as systems of religious law and provides an understanding of church laws within ten Christian traditions and critically evaluates the Statement against the laws of these individual ecclesial communities.

Autorentext

Norman Doe is Professor of Law and Director of the Centre for Law and Religion at the Law School, Cardiff University. He has taught and published widely in the field of law and religion, particularly comparative church law. He has been listed in the 'top ten' law and religion scholars worldwide.

Inhalt

Foreword - John Witte;

Chapter 1 The Evolution of the Principles of Christian Law Norman Doe;

Chapter 2 Roman Catholic Canon Law - Aidan McGrath OFM and Robert Ombres OP;

Chapter 3 The Law of the Eastern Catholic Churches - Astrid Kaptijn;

Chapter 4 The Orthodox Canonical Tradition Nikos Maghioros;

Chapter 5 The Anglican Canonical Tradition Mark Hill;

Chapter 6 Lutheran Church Law Andreas Henriksen Aarflot;

Chapter 7 Methodist Law and Discipline - John Harrod;

Chapter 8 Reformed Church Order - Leon van den Broeke;

Chapter 9 Presbyterian Polity and Practice John Chalmers;

Chapter 10 Baptist Church Polity Paul Goodliff;

Chapter 11 Pentecostal Church Polity Paul Rochester;

Chapter 12 The Polity of the United and Uniting Churches Leo J. Koffeman;

Conclusion Aetios, Grand Ecclesiarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople;