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Contents

 

Introduction by Lukas Vischer — v

Memorandum: Episkopé and Episcopate in Ecumenical Perspective — 1

R.E. Brown:
A Brief Survey of the New Testament Evidence on Episkopé and Episkopos — 15

J.D. Zizioulas:
Episkopé and Episkopos in the Early Church. A Brief Survey of the Evidence — 30

N.D. Rao Samuel:
Episcopacy in the Church of South India — 43

M. Mbwana:
Episcopacy in the Anglican and Lutheran Churches in Tanzania — 51

S. Escobar:
Episkopé as seen through South American Eyes — 55