Episkopé and episcopate in ecumenical perspective.
Contributors: World Council of Churches. Commission on Faith and Order.
Series: Faith and order paper ;; 102; Faith and order paper ;; no. 102.
Publisher: World Council of Churches
Published: 1980
Place of publication: Geneva
Language: eng
Number of pages: 59
Subjects: Episcopacy -- Congresses.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Memorandum of a consultation convened by the Commission on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches.
Table of contents: value: A brief survey of the New Testament evidence on episkopé and episkopos / R.E. Brown; value: Episkopé and episkopos in the early church / J.D. Zizioulas; value: Episcopacy in the Church of South India / N.D. Rao Samuel; value: Episcopacy in the Anglican and Lutheran Churches in Tanzania / M. Mbwana; value: Episkopé as seen through South American eyes / S. Escobar.