1st Edition
Church Laws and Ecumenism A New Path for Christian Unity
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;
Biography
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.
