... the Eucharist, or the lay citizen (civis) whose involvement in spiritual matters in parliament they deemed Erastian. The argument is developed in three stages. First is an exposition of the Tractarians’ view of the role of the Civil Power in spiritual matters and spiritual discipline...

... play many roles. The global movement to institutionalize lay citizen deliberation has, however, generally ignored variability in the political systems in which forums are implemented. Based on comparative study of citizen forums, the democratic potential of mini-publics is quite different in different...