Documents and Resources
Documents & Resources
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God Alone is Lord of the Conscience
Issued Dec. 1, 1988
For two hundred years, General Assemblies of the Presbyterian Church have been concerned with religious liberty and the relationship of church and state. The first General Assembly might well have ...
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Life Abundant
Issued Dec. 1, 1988
Health issues come closer to each of our lives than perhaps any other issue. Almost every Presbyterian has had some direct contact with issues of health, hospitalization, life and death. ...
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Pornography: Far From The Song of Songs
Issued Dec. 1, 1988
Responding to overtures from the presbyteries of Elizabeth and Cincinnati, the 196th General Assembly (1984) adopted a resolution on pornography that mandated the Council on Women and the Church (COWAC) ...
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Christian Obedience in a Nuclear Age
Issued Dec. 1, 1988
Since the adoption of Peacemaking the Believers' Calling in 1980-1981 , peacemaking has become increasingly important in the life of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The Research Unit estimates that by 1987, 47 ...
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Is Christ Divided?
Issued Dec. 1, 1988
The Task Force on Theological Pluralism was established in 1985 by the Advisory Council on Discipleship and Worship and the Council on Theology and Culture with members appointed by those ...
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A Theological Understanding of the Relationship Between Christians and Jews
Issued Dec. 1, 1987
Christians and Jews live side by side in our pluralistic American society. We engage one another not only in personal and social ways but also at deeper levels where ultimate ...