Historical ecclesiology -- In search of the early church : the New Testament and the development of Christian communities / Paula Gooder -- The church in the early Christian centuries : ecclesiological consolidation / Gillian Evans -- The church in medieval theology / James Ginther -- Ecclesiology and the religious controversy of the sixteenth century / Christopher Ocker -- The church in the tridentine and early modern eras / Alison Forrestal -- The church in modern theology / Nicholas Healy -- Postmodern ecclesiologies / Gerard Mannion -- Ecclesiological traditions -- Ecclesiology in the Orthodox tradition / Fr K.M. George -- Lutheran ecclesiology / Risto Saarinen -- Reformed ecclesiology / Eddy van Der Borght -- Anglican ecclesiology / Paul Avis -- Non-Conformist Ecclesiologies / Michael Montgomery -- Roman Catholic ecclesiology / Richard Lennan -- Sectarian ecclesiology and new religious movements / Henk De Roest -- Global perspectives -- The church in an Asian perspective / Peter Phan -- Earth, water, fire and wind: elements of african ecclesiologies / Steve DeGruchyl and Sophie Chirongoma -- The church in a Latin-American perspective / David Tombs -- The church in a North-American perspective / Gregory Baum -- The church in an oceanic perspective / David Pascoe -- The church in a European perspective / Peter De Mey -- Methods and debates -- Comparative ecclesiology / Roger Haight -- Ecclesiology and ecumenism / Tom Best -- Liberation ecclesiology / Gerard Mannion -- Black ecclesiologies / Anthony Reddie -- Feminist ecclesiology / Natalie Watson -- Ecclesiology and religious pluralism / Hans Waldenfels -- Authority / Mark Chapman -- Laity / Paul Lakeland -- Magisterium / Michael Fahey -- Governance / Adam Hood -- Ministry / Eamonn Conway -- The sensus fidelium / John Burkhard -- Hermeneutics and ecclesiology / Simone Sinn -- Doctrine and ecclesiology / Gemma Simmonds -- Ethics and ecclesiology / Lewis Mudge -- Ecclesiology and world mission/missio dei / Paul M. Collins -- The church in a trans-disciplinary context -- Ecclesiology and the social sciences / Neil Ormerod -- Ecclesiology and philosophy / Steven Shakespearey