Canon Law and Episcopal Authority - Stephens, Christopher W. B. (Head of Southlands College and Director of the Susanna Wesley Foundation, Head of Southlands College and Director of the Susanna Wesley Foundation, University of Roehampton)

This book begins with a close study of the canons of Antioch and proposes a new chronology for their composition. It then works from that conclusion to demonstrate the significance of canon law as a resource for understanding the early Church. Finally, it explores the nature and status of canon law in its early developmental period.