CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
(I) The context of this research
(II) The purpose, method and significance of this research
(III) The ecumenical setting of this research
(IV) The structure of this research
(V) The limitations of this research
PART I: CHURCH AS REMNANT: SETTING THE STAGE
CHAPTER 2: SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISM AT A CROSSROADS
(I) Origins and development of an Adventist theological identity
(II) The Adventist quest for truth: Christ in the sanctuary as the main hermeneutical horizon
(III) The need for further ecclesiological engagement in Adventism
CHAPTER 3: ADVENTIST REMNANT ECCLESIOLOGY: A BRIEF HISTORICAL AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SURVEY
(I) Adventism as God's end-time remnant church
(II) Other foundational concepts
(III) Organized to proclaim
(IV) Consolidation of the remnant outlook
CHAPTER 4: A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF ADVENTIST UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHURCH AS REMNANT
(I) The first inadequacy: The lack of systematic reasoning
(II) The second inadequacy: The neglect of ontological definition
(III) The third inadequacy: The reductionist concept of truth
(IV) The fourth inadequacy: The pneumatological deficit
(V) A way forward
PART II: CHURCH AS KOINONIA: ENHANCING THE VISION
CHAPTER 5: COMMUNIO ECCLESIOLOGY: A NEW ECCLESIOLOGICAL OPPORTUNITY
(I) The communio trend in mainstream modern ecclesiology
(II) Basic features of communio ecclesiology
(III) Reasons for incorporating the concept of koinonia into Adventist remnant ecclesiology
(IV) Koinonia as the new centre of Adventist ecclesiological discourse
CHAPTER 6: THE TRINITY AND THE CHURCH: TOWARDS A PARTICIPATORY ECCLESIOLOGICAL VISION
(I) The Imitatio Trinitatis approach
(II) The Participatio Trinitatis approach
(III) The Spirit-laden account of koinonia: Beyond the pneumatological deficit
(IV) Truth as koinonia: The essential role of the church in God's Self-revelation
PART III: REMNANT IN KOINONIA: CONFRONTING THE ISSUES
CHAPTER 7: OVERCOMING ADVENTIST ECCLESIOLOGICAL IMPASSES
(I) Some general criteria for implementing the communio approach
(II) Structure
(III) Ministry
(IV) Interpretation
(V) Mission
(VI) Reform
CHAPTER 8: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS