One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Ecumenical Reflections on the Church

includes index and biblioraphy

1. Does the Church Have a Sacramental Nature? ..... 15 Does the Church Have a Sacramental Nature? An Orthodox Perspective by Rev. Dr Emmanuel Clapsis ... 17 The Sacramentality of the Church: An Evangelical Baptist Perspective by Rev. Dr Timothy George .... 27 The Sacramentality of the Church: Points of Convergence and Issues to be Addressed by Rev. Dr Barbara Schwahn. ... 40 Church and "Sacrament" in Bilateral Dialogues by Rev. Antti Saarelma .... 51 Church as Koinonia / Church as Sacrament by Dr Donna Geernaert ..... 62 Koinonia in the Context of Sacramentality of the Church by Rev. Dr Hermen P. Shastri ... 78 Does the Church Have a Sacramental Nature? Report ..... 84 2. Authority and Authoritative Teaching in the Church........ 89 Holiness as Content and Purpose of Ecclesial Authority by Metropolitan Daniel Ciobotea... 91 An Overview of Some Faith and Order Papers on Authority by Rev. Dr Gert Jansen .... 97 Response to an Overview of Some Faith and Order Papers on Authority by DrMary O`Driscoll .... 104 Reflections on Authority in the Roman Catholic-Lutheran Dialogue by Dr Turid Karlsen Seim .... 109 Reflections on Authority and Authoritative Teaching in Light of ARCIC II by Rev. Dr William Henn. ... 124 Authority in Context: Methodist Bilateral Conversations and Councils of Churches by Rev. Dr Hermen Shastri ... 133 Authority in Contemporary Ecclesiology: Some Reflections by Rev. DrMartyn Percy. .. 141 Authority in Contemporary Ecclesio Theology by Mrs SarahS. Kaulule .... 148 Response to "Authority in Contemporary Ecclesiology: Some Reflections" by Dr Nicholas Constas. ... 154 Authority and Authoritative Teaching: Report.... 162 3. Ministry and Ordination in the Community of Women and Men in the Church.. 167 Ministry in Faith and Order: One Woman`s Ecumenical Memory by DrMary Tanner. .. 169 The Holy Spirit and Ministry: A Lutheran Perspective by Dr Bernd Oberdorfer ... 180 The Holy Spirit and Ministry: Comments from a Latin American Woman by Rev. Araceli Ezzatti. ... 191 Reflections on "Vocation" and "Ministry" by Dr Donna Geemaert ... 196 Ministry and Vocation by Dr Urs van Arx. .. 203 The Community of Women and Men in the Church Study: How Did It Come Into Being? by Rev. Dr Constance F. Parvey. ... 208 Women`s Ordination: An Extrinsic Issue by Dr Dimitra Koukoura ... 214 Women`s Priesthood as a Theological and Ecumenical Problem by Dr Nikolaos Matsoukas. .. 218 A Lutheran Perspective by Rev. Dr Christine Globig. .. 223 Ecumenical Developments in Ordination Rites by Rev. Dr James F. Puglisi. .. 226 Ordination in the Eastern Churches by Rev. DrPaul F. Bradshaw. .. 242 Ministry and Ordination in the Community of Women and Men in the Church: Aide-memoire ... 247