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
Summary
Comparing church laws within ten Christian traditions worldwide, Christianity emerges as a religion of law as well as of faith
