Includes bibliographical references (p. 385-399).

The church at the start : roots in genuine catholicity -- The church in history : the ebb and flow of catholicity -- Denominationalism and catholicity -- Catholicity and tradition or, do Protestants have tradition? -- Biblical hermeneutics as the key to tradition and catholicity -- The search for a core orthodoxy for catholicity -- Developing a personal catholicity today -- Excursus one. Detecting denominational traditions, pt. 1 : a historical field trip to the Brethren movement -- Excursus two. Detecting denominational traditions, pt. 2 : a hermeneutical field trip through Brethren distinctives.