Christian law contemporary principles - Doe, Norman (Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013)
The sources and purposes of ecclesiastical regulation -- The faithful : the laity and lay ministry -- The ordained ministers of the church -- The institutions of ecclesiastical governance -- Ecclesiastical discipline and conflict resolution -- Doctrine and worship -- The rites of passage -- Ecumenical relations -- Church property and finance -- Church, state and society -- General conclusion -- Appendix: the principles of law common to Christian churches.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: Canon law; Canon law -- Anglican Communion; Canon law -- Orthodox Eastern Church; Ecclesiastical law; RELIGION / Christian Theology / Ecclesiology; Electronic books