The International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church (IJSCC) has a unique ecumenical and interdisciplinary focus on the theology of the Church, its contemporary life and its history, ministry and mission. The journal seeks to promote the exploration of new and traditional approaches to ecclesiology, and cross-cultural and inter-disciplinary exchange of research and scholarship over a wide geographical area, as a means of shaping understanding and knowledge of the Christian Church.IJSCC is a refereed journal, which publishes commissioned and unsolicited articles. In addition to historical, theological and biblical approaches, the editors particularly welcome contributions which look at ecclesiology and the arts, spirituality and sacramental and liturgical theology and practice. IJSCC also publishes material designed to put readers in touch with recent thinking on the ecclesiological aspects of events of current world concern.