TY - BOOK AU - Doe,Norman TI - Christian law: contemporary principles SN - 9781107006928 (hbk.) U1 - 347.627.2:27 KW - Comparative canon law KW - Canon law KW - Anglican Communion KW - Orthodox Eastern Church KW - Ecclesiastical law KW - Protestant churches KW - Government N1 - 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 ER -