Episkopé and episcopacy and the quest for visible unity : two consultations /
Bouteneff, Peter.
Falconer, Alan D.
World Council of Churches.Commission on Faith and Order.
Geneva : WCC Publications,
c1999.
Papers and reports from two conferences convened by the Faith and Order Commission held in Strasbourg, France, Apr. 2-9, 1997 and in Crêt-Bérard, Sept. 5-11, 1997.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction / William G. Rusch -- Reports from the Strasbourg consultation, 2-9 April 1997. New experiences of episkopé and episcopacy / report of Group I. Preliminary theological reflections / report of Group II. Towards communion in episkopé and episcopacy / report of Group III -- Reports from the Crêt-Bérard consultation. Communal, collegial, personal / report of Group I. Episkopé, episcopacy and apostolic community / report of Group II. Apostolicity, continuity and sign / report of Group III -- Papers from the Strasbourg consultation. Episcopacy : a gift of the Spirit / J.M.R. Tillard. Episkopé and episcopacy : Orthodox perspectives / John H. Erickson. The post-denominationalism of the Chinese church / Gao Ying. Episkopé and episcopacy in some recent bilateral dialogues / Stephen Sykes. The experience of shared oversight / Hugh Cross. The distaff of God : some reflections on a new episcopate / Penny Jamieson. Three games in a long ecumenical set : Leuenberg, Meissen and Porvoo on ministry and episkopé / Martin H. Cressey.
Episcopacy and Christian union