Laity and Participation: A Theology of Being the Church

Contents: Point of Departure, General Perspective and Framework - A Theology of the Laity in the Light of Scripture - Some Key Aspects - Laity and the C(o)urse of History - Questions and Perspectives - First Results - The Laity in the Documents of Vatican II - Paul VI - John Paul II - Unofficial Positions - 'Non-Roman' Roman Catholic Views - An Anglican Perspective on the Laity - Anglicanism and Laity: Individual Positions and Perspectives - Anglicans and Roman Catholics in Dialogue - The Perspectives and Challenges of Latin America, Africa and Asia to Lay Theology - Ecclesiological Aspects of the Laity in Liberative Theologies - The People of God: Towards a Positive Definition of the Laity - Some Suggestions for a Different Theology of the Laity - Consequences: Some Perspectives - A Biblical Vision of Being the Church.