A letter from Christ to the world
Subtitle: an exploration of the role of the laity in the church today
By: edited by Nicholas Apostola.
Contributors: Apostola, Nicholas.; World Council of Churches.
Publisher: WCC Publications
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Geneva
Language: eng
Number of pages: 147
Subjects: Laity -- Congresses.
Notes: Papers from a consultation held May 7-10, 1997 at Le Cénacle, Geneva, to consider the possibility of coming to a common understanding of the theological concepts of laity/laos/the people of God.
Table of contents: title: Introducton / Nicholas Apostola; title: Statement of the Consultation; title: Profile of the laity in the ecumenical movement : towards a new definition / Konrad Raiser; title: The People of God : the ecumenical discussion continues / Thomas FitzGerald; title: On being Christians in the world : reflections on the ecumenical discussion about the laity / Hans-Ruedi Weber; title: Towards an ecumenical theology of the "People of God" / Barbara Schwahn; title: Formation of the laos / Godlind Bigalke; title: A view from Aotearoa, New Zealand / Robyn Brown; title: Laity, pluralism and theology / Elizabeth Tapia; title: Formation of Christian folks in a plural world / Krister Stendahl; title: Baptism, ecclesiology and vocation / Werner Schwartz; title: Baptism, ecclesiology and vocation : a Roman Catholic perspective / Joan Patricia Back; title: Taking care of the charisms given to the church by the Spirit / Arne Fritzson; title: Ecclesiology of the laity : a Roman Catholic perspective / Guzman Carriquiry; title: Ecclesiology of the laity : a Lutheran perspective / Anne Louise Tveter; title: The role of the laity in the church / Nicholas Apostola; title: People of God, laity and laos / Maha Milki Wehbe; title: A scriptural reflection / John Fotopoulos; title: Worship and the laos consultation; title: Letter to all God's people.