Common calling : the laity and governance of the Catholic Church - Pope, Stephen J., 1955- (Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2004)
"Being of one mind (Phil 2:2)" : apostolic authority, persuasion, and Koinonia in New Testament Christianity / Pheme Perkins -- St. Cyprian on the role of the laity in decision-making in the early church / Francis Sullivan -- Laity and the development of doctrine : perspectives from the early church / Francine J. Cardman -- Resources from the first millennium / Michael Buckley -- From autonomy to alienation : the historical course of lay involvement in the governance of the local church / R. Scott Appleby -- Participatory hierarchy / Terry Nichols -- Feminist theology and a participatory church / Lisa Sowle Cahill -- Belonging to the laity : a Baptist perspective / Mark Heim -- Weathering "the perfect storm" : the contribution of canon law / John Beal -- Voice and loyalty in the church : the people of God, politics, and management / Mary Jo Bane -- The laity, family governance, and religious education / Thomas Groome -- The emerging role of the Catholic laity : lessons from the voice of the faithful / James E. Post -- The church of the third millennium forty years after the council : in praise of communio / Ladislas Orsy.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Catholic Church -- Government; Laity -- Catholic Church