Category: Booklets & Journals
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The Nicene Creed
From the Preface: The 210th General Assembly (1998) voted to make background material on Nicene Creed translation issues available to presbyteries. This brief publication includes all of the material that was available to the Assembly itself as it voted to recommend the The Book of Confessions be amended by striking the present English translation and…
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Between Millennia
A paper about Presbyterian beliefs about the coming of Christ.
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Leading From Within
This essay is the transcription of an address by Parker J. Palmer given at the Annual Celebration Dinner of the Indiana Office for Campus Ministries in March 1990.
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Growing in the Life of Christian Faith
There is a yearning among many members of the Presbyterian Church for a life of faith that is newer, fresher, and more vibrant. “Growing in the Life of Christian Faith” is a resource that examines both the contemporary desire for a more lively life of faith and the way in which that desire might be…
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Surely Heed Their Cry
This comprehensive guide contains information on abuse identification, abuse prevention, and educational material.
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What We Wish We Had Known
History and Dedication This manual is a gift to the congregation of The Presbyterian Church, Mt. Kisco, New York, in recognition of the love and support that our church members have given to individuals and families whose lives have been touched by the issue of homosexuality. Most of us grew up with very limited factual…
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The Leadership Situation Facing American Congregations
This report contains an overview of current reports on the status of congregational leadership and outlines the challenges to developing new leadership for congregations. Click here for more information and to download the report (PDF format).
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Calvin, Ecumenism And Justice
Both essays were given as addresses to the “International Consultation on the Impact of Calvin’s Social Thought in Reformed Witness.”
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A Brief Statement of Faith
In 1983 the two largest Presbyterian churches in the United States reunited. The “Plan for Reunion†called for the preparation of a brief statement of the Reformed faith for possible inclusion in The Book of Confessions. This statement is therefore not intended to stand alone, apart from the other confessions of our church. It does not…
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Introductory Guide To A Brief Statement of Faith
A guide written for the understanding of “A Brief Statement of Faith,” which was approved by the 202nd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in 1990.
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Growing Up Theologically
In Theology and Worship Occasional Paper No. 15, Leanne Van Dyk develops a lively metaphor for thinking theologically. Growing Up Theologically spins out the process of organic growth as an imaginative way of understanding ourselves as people who can and do reflect on Christian faith and life, and who can mature in our theological thinking.
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A Church Of The Word And Sacrament
Since the reformation, “Word and Sacrament” have been identifying marks of the church. What happens to the church when sacraments are marginalized and word is relativized? This essay, originally presented as an address to an international reformed consultation, calls for a church in which Word and Sacrament are present in fullness.