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Books for Segment One

Exploring the Ancient Church Creeds and the Basic Struggles of Ecumenical Dialogue

Confessing One Faith: The Origins, Meaning and Use of the Nicene Creed - Grounds for a Common Witness - A Guide for Ecumenical Study - from the NCC Commission on Faith and Order

 


 

 

Twelve Tales Untold: A Study Guide for Ecumenical Reception - Edited by John T. Ford and Darlis J. Swan. Order from Paulist Press

 

 

 

 

Books for Segment Two

Confronting the Contemporary and Timeless Issues of Poverty and Racism

Love for the Poor: God's Love for the Poor and the Church's Witness to it - Shaun Casey, et al. (Download the book here.)

 

 

 

 

Ending Racism in the Church - Edited by Susan E. Davies and Sister Paul Teresa Hennessee, S.A.  Order from United Church Press.

 

 

 

 

Book for Segment Three

Examining the Relationship Between American Christianity and Ancient Christian Faith

Ancient Faith and American-Born Churches: Dialogues Between Christian Traditions - Edited by Ted A. Campbell, Ann K. Riggs, and Gilbert W. Stafford. Order from Paulist Press.

 

 


 

Books Included in the Supplemental Literature Suggestions

Councils of Churches and the Ecumenical Vision - by Diane Kessler and Michael Kinnamon. Order from Amazon.com.

 

 

 

 

The Vision of the Ecumenical Movement and How It Has Been Impoverished by Its Friends - by Michael Kinnamon. Order from Chalice Press.

 

 

 

 

Grounds for Understanding: Ecumenical Resources for Responses to Religious Pluralism - Edited by S. Mark Heim. Order from Paulist Press.

 

 

 

 

Apostolic Faith in America - Edited by Thaddeus D. Horgan. Order from Paulist Press.

 

 

 

 

Black Witness to the Apostolic Faith - Edited by David T. Shannon and Gayraud S. Wilmore. Search for used copies at Alibris, or consult your local library.

 


 

 


Faith to Creed: Ecumenical Perspectives on the Affirmation of the Apostolic Faith in the Fourth Century - Edited by S. Mark Heim. Order from Paulist Press by calling 800-218-1903

 

 

 

 

Telling the Churches' Stories: Ecumenical perspectives on Writing Christian History - Edited by Timothy J. Wengert and Charles W. Brockwell, Jr. Order from Paulist Press

 

 

 

 

Christ in East and West - Edited by Paul R. Fries and Tiran Nersoyan. Search for used copies at Amazon.com, or consult your local library.

 

 

 

 

The Church in the Movement of the Spirit - Edited by William R. Barr and Rena M. Yocum. Order from Paulist Press.

 

 

 

 

Spirit of Truth: Ecumenical Perspectives on the Holy Spirit - Edited by S. Mark Heim and Theodore Stylianopoulos. Search for used copies at Half.com.

 

 


 


The Church's Peace Witness - Edited by Marlin E. Miller and Barbara Nelson Gingerich. Order from Paulist Press.

 

 

 

 

The Fragmentation of the Church and Its Unity in Peacemaking - Edited by Jeffrey Gros and John D. Rempel. Order on line from Eerdmans Publishing Co., or by calling Paulist Press at 800-218-1903.

 

 

 

 

Women and Church: The Challenge of Ecumenical Solidarity in an Age of Alienation - Edited by Melanie A. May. Order from Paulist Press.

 

 

 

 


The Church with AIDS: Renewal in the Midst of Crisis - Edited by Letty M. Russell. Order from Amazon.com.

 

 

  


 

DVDS

 

 

Being Christian Together

 

 

 

 

                                     Opening Doors to Unity

 

 

 

The Oberlin Meeting 2007

 

 


These 3 NCC DVDs will help introduce your Faith Forum group, religious education class, campus ministry, or congregation to the work of the Faith & Order Commission of the NCC. The 3 DVDs are sold together in a set for only $10 per set.  Please call Sarosh Koshy at 212-870-3403 to order.