Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Series Editor's Foreword ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Abbreviations xv
6. 1. INTRODUCTION 1
7. PART I. CONNECTING LINKS
8. 2. THE SECULAR COMMUNITY 13
9. 3. THE ECCLESIASTICAL COMMUNITY 62
10. PART II. ORGANIZING STRUCTURES
11. 4. THE SEARCH FOR PERFECTION 105
12. 5. THE STRUCTURE 166
13. 6. THE FINANCES 207
14. PART III. ASSESSMENTS 227
15. 7. RELIGIOUS PERSON RATHER THAN WOMAN 229
16. 8. CLOSING THE DOORS 248
17. APPENDIX A 267
18. APPENDIX B 269
19. GLOSSARY 273
20. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 277
21. INDEX 289