Ecumenical Dialogue on Authority

What is authority in the Church and how should it be exercised? A study of answers to this question in major ecumenical statements and the discussions that surround them within the contemporary efforts to restore unity among Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, and Anglican churches. Topics include ministry, apostolic succession, episcopacy, infallibility, papacy, and collegiality. Lectures, discussions, class presentations, short paper, final exam.