Laity and Church Temporalities : Appraisal of a Tradition / George Nedungatt

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THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE Temporal Goods in the Church 27 Poor Jesus and a Rich Church? 27 Terminology 52 Juridical Person in Philosophy of Law 55 Pastoral Practice and Law 61 Laity in the Church 67 Theological Status of the Laity 68 Laity in the Law of the Church 84 Secularity and Temporalities 91 Summary 98 HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE The Thomaschristian Tradition 105 The Indian Period and the Law of Thomas 106 The East Syrian or Chaldean Period 111 The Latin Period 133 The Syro-Malabar Period 148 Yogam and Temporalities in the Syro-Orthodox Church 154 The Legislation of the Ecumenical Councils on Church Property 159 The Early Local Synods 160 The Ecumenical Councils 163 The Role of the Laity 166 Restraining the Mismanagement of Temporalities 168 The Thomaschristian Tradition: How Unique Is It? 181 The Church of Ethiopia 182 The Church of North Africa 186 The Ukrainian Church 191 The Armenian Church 197 SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE Local Government in Antiquity 207 Hebrew Society 207 Rome 211 India 217 Kerala 220 CANONICAL PERSPECTIVE Administration of Temporal Goods According to the Eastern Code 231 Administration of Temporal Goods 232 The Economus 236 The Finance Council 242 The Role of the Eparchial Bishop 244 Administration of Parish Temporalities 245 The Role of the Pope 247 CCEO as Updating of CICO 250 Common Law and Particular Law 253 Legal Traditions 254 Varities of Common Law 260 Particular Law 263 Common Law Or Particular Law? 268 Latin and Oriental Common Law in Comparison: the Parish Finance Council 269 Particular Law in Comparison: Fabrique and Yogam 275 PARTICULAR LAW Diocesan or Eparchial Statutes 289 The Decrees of Mar Makil 289 Contemporary Eparchial Statutes 300 Laity and the Administration of Temporalities in the Chaldean Church 306 The East Syrian Tradition 306 The Newly Revised Particular Law 314 The Administration of Temporalities 319 The Statutes of the Eparchial Council and of the Parish Council 322 The Eparchial Finance Council 324 The Parish Finance Council Commission for Wakf The Cemetery Commission The Particular Law of the Syro-Malabar Church on the Laity and Temporalities 334 The Genesis of "The Palliyogam Procedure Rules" 335 Laity and Temporal Goods in"The Palliyogam Procedure Rules" 340 Statutes of the Major Archiepiscopal Assembly 350 The First Major Archiepiscopal Assembly 356 Reflections and Observations 360 CIVIL JURISPRUDENCE State Law and Church Property 379 Italy - 383 France 397 Germany 406 Haiti 410 Egypt 413 England 420 United States of America 426 India 429 FINAL REFLECTIONS Dialogue With the Past Oriental Tradition Development of Law Latinization or Catholicization? Dialogue With the Future No Clergy-Laity Divide Creative Legislation The Future Code