The Unifying Role of the Bishop

includes index and biblioraphy

Part i articles 1 the bishop`s witness to apostolic faith .....15 2 the confict between anicetus and polycarp .........................37 3 one or none : cyprian on the church and tradition ......................46 4 the revaluation of local churches........53 5 gregory VII and the bishops..............65 6 obedience to the bishop ......................79 7 the dioceseas an administrative unit.....................89 8 a church and politics in ecuador .................99 9 the bishop`s part in development .................106 10 the witness of the bishop in the local church ...........112 part ii bulletin 11 consensus in the church .............................119 12 the value of german-language catechisms in obtaining a consensus..........................130 13 french catechisms and consensus of faith .............................135 Part III Documentation concilium 14 A critical community in Beverwijk..........145