This book investigates the role of the laity in the Asian Church. It concludes that, for the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences, John Paul II, and the Vietnamese Episcopal Conference, lay people have three responsibilities: proclaiming the Gospel, witness of life, and the triple dialogue with the cultures, the religions, and the poor.

Peter Nguyen Van Hai is an Honorary Fellow of the Australian Catholic University, holds a doctorate in theology, a Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in the PhD Thesis, a Master of Public Administration, and Graduate Diplomas in Computing Studies, Librarianship, and Management Sciences.

«Readers will certainly take away a lot from the reflections on issues of ecclesiology and pastoral ministry dealt with by both Vatican II and the Asian church.» (Edmund Kee-Fook Chia, The Australasian Catholic Record Vol. 93, No.3/2016)

Contents: Theology of the laity – Mission of Asian Christians – Contextual theology of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences – The lay faithful in John Paul II’s , Mission of the Church in the pastoral letters of the Vietnamese Bishops – Models of the Asian Church – Theological methodologies.