Abstract
Episcopal ministry is an enduring subject of enquiry from many different points of view in the field of patristics, ecumenical, ecclesiological and historical. Yet there has been little investigation into its workings from the standpoint of its internal theological life and how this might impact on today’s pastoral demands. Taking some of the classic writings of Chrysostom, Augustine, St Benedict and Gregory the Great, the article attempts to extrapolate some answers to these questions, while recognizing the divisions of time and culture between their age and ours.
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