Common Calling: The Laity and Governance of

"Theologians, historians, Scripture scholars, and canon lawyers draw on the Church's own rich tradition to remind bishops and lay people alike that we can do better. The means are at hand for a system of governance that draws on early Christian practices as well as the tested methods of modern organizations. This is an important effort to set things right. Read it."QMargaret O'Brien Steinfels, author of "American Catholics and Civil Engagement"

Introduction: The Laity and the Governance of the Church Today

Stephen J. Pope

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PART I. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES

1. "Being of One Mind": Apostolic Authority, Persuasion, and Koinonia in New Testament Christianity

Pheme Perkins

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2. St. Cyprian on the Role of the Laity in Decision Making in the Early Church

Francis A. Sullivan, S.J.

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3. Laity and the Development of Doctrine: Perspectives from the Early Church

Francine Cardman

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4. Resources for Reform from the First Millennium

Michael J. Buckley, S.J.

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5. From Autonomy to Alienation: Lay Involvement in the Governance of the Local Church

R. Scott Appleby

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PART II. CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES

6. Participatory Hierarchy

Terence L. Nichols

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7. Feminist Theology and a Participatory Church

Lisa Sowle Cahill

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8. Belonging to the Laity: A Baptist Perspective

S. Mark Heim

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9. Weathering "The Perfect Storm": The Contribution of Canon Law

John Beal

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10. Voice and Loyalty in the Church: The People of God, Politics, and Management

Mary Jo Bane

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11. Good Governance, the Domestic Church, and Religious Education

Thomas Groome

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12. The Emerging Role of the Catholic Laity: Lessons from Voice of the Faithful

James E. Post

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13. The Church of the Third Millennium: In Praise of Communio

Ladislas Orsy, S.J.

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Acknowledgments

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Contributors

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Index

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