1. "Being of one mind" : apostolic authority, persuasion, and Koinonia in New Testament Christianity / Pheme Perkins -- 2. St. Cyprian on the role of the laity in decision-making in the early church / Francis A. Sullivan -- 3. Laity and the development of doctrine : perspectives from the early church / Francine Cardman -- 4. Resources for reform from the first millennium / Michael J. Buckley -- 5. From autonomy to alienation : lay involvement in the governance of the local church / R. Scott Appleby -- 6. Participatory hierarchy / Terence L. Nichols -- 7. Feminist theology and a participatory church / Lisa Sowle Cahill -- 8. Belonging to the laity : a Baptist perspective / S. Mark Heim -- 9. Weathering "the perfect storm" : the contribution of canon law / John Beal -- 10. Voice and loyalty in the church : the people of God, politics, and management / Mary Jo Bane -- 11. Good governance, the domestic church, and religious education / Thomas Groome -- 12. The emerging role of the Catholic laity : lessons from the voice of the faithful / James E. Post -- 13. The church of the third millennium : in praise of communio / Ladislas Orsy.