Towards Interchangeability
Reflections on Episcopacy in Theory and Practice
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Towards Interchangeability
Reflections on Episcopacy in Theory and Practice
About this book
This book examines how the practice of episcopacy in the Church of England and the EKD affects the claim that the 'historic episcopate' is a necessary condition for 'the full interchangeability of ministers'. It addresses four questions relating to the practice of oversight: How have different forms of oversight sought to maintain the apostolic 'historic' faith in history and today? How does the exercise of authority within contemporary societies relate to the pre-modern ideas expressed in the idea of historic episcopate? How has the practice of oversight changed in the light of demographic changes and declining levels of church membership? What are the implications of synodical government and shared oversight for the concept of 'historic episcopate'?The book's goal is to explore whether an interdisciplinary analysis of episcopacy can assist the churches in establishing a new understanding of the "historic episcopate".With papers by Mark Chapman, Jonathan Gibbs, Matthias Grebe, Miriam Haar, Alex Hughes, Frances Knight, Morwenna Ludlow, Ralf Meister, Friederike Nüssel, Bernd Oberdorfer and Peter Scherle.
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Table of contents
- Frontmatter
- The scope and limits of episcopal collaboration in fourth century Cappadocia: The soul of the city and the body of Christ
- Episcopacy: Historical and theological dignity and personal exercise
- What did a bishop think he was doing?: Episcopal oversight in practice in England’s age of reform (c. 1830–1850)
- Episkopé in the EKD and in the Church of England: Why Ordination Rites and the Architecture of Governance Allow for the Interchangeability of Ordained Ministers
- Lambeth 1920, Bishops, and the Church of South India
- Principles of Apostolic Ministry and Succession from a Lutheran Perspective
- Oversight: A view from underneath
- Identity and Episcopé: An EKD Perspective in Ecumenical Horizon
- Why Synods? Why Bishops?: The Co-emergence of Synodical and Episcopal Forms of Church Governance (Episcopé) in German Lutheran Churches from 1918: Historical Factors, Theological Arguments. Constitutional Consequences
- Moving forward: A vision for Meissen on the ‘interchangeability of ministers’ and ‘reconciliation of ministries’
- Backmatter