Democratization of the Church

includes index and biblioraphy

part I Articles 1 democracy: the idea and the reality.........12 2 The new testament foundations of a democratic form of life in the church...........................48 3 on the dogmatic justification for a process of democatization in the church ..............................60 4 A community free of rule..........................87 5 The diffusion of information in the church............108 6 the selection of church officials .........117 7 The problem of the division of governmental functions in the church....................127 8 The dutch pastoral council as a model for a democratic church assembly.........135 Part II Documentation concilium Students the democratization of the church ............144