| Description |
xxiv, 202 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
The Churches speak series, 1043-9609 |
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Churches speak series. 1043-9609
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| Contents |
Roman Catholic Church -- Vatican Council II -- Excerpt from "Gaudium et Spes" (1965) -- Pope Paul VI -- Excerpt from "Declaration on certain moral questions concerning sexual ethics" (1975) -- National conference of Catholic Bishops -- Excerpt from "To live in Christ Jesus: A pastoral reflection on the moral life" (1976) -- Changing roles of women and men (1980) -- Cardinal Joseph Bernardin -- Sexuality and church teaching (1980) -- Archbishop Gabriel Zubeir -- Marriage in the African environment (1980) -- World synod of bishops -- Excerpt from "Message to Christian families" (1980) -- Cardinal John O'Connor -- Addressing the issues of work and the family (1986) -- Protestant and Eastern Orthodox Churches -- American Baptist churches in the U.S.A. -- Excerpt from "Policy statement on family life" (1984) -- Anglican consultative council -- Excerpt from "Transforming families and communities: (1987) -- Bible missionary church -- Excerpt from "Manual of the Bible missionary church, Inc" (1983) -- Church of the brethren -- Excerpt from "Annual conference statement on human sexuality from a Christian perspective" (1983) -- Exploding the family myth (1983) -- Church of the Nazarene -- Excerpt from "Manual" (1985) -- Episcopal church -- Excerpt from the "Report of the task force on changing patterns of sexuality and family life" (1987) -- Report to the 114th convention of the diocese of Newark of the task force on human sexuality and family life (1988) -- Evangelical church of North America -- Excerpt from "The discipline of the evangelical church" (1982) -- Evangelical congregational church -- Excerpt from "The creed, ritual and discipline of the evangelical church" (1983) -- Evangelical free church, eastern division -- Excerpt from "Faith and practice: The book of discipline" (1981) -- Evangelical Lutheran church in America -- Teachings and practices on marriage, divorce, and remarriage (1984) -- Greek Orthodox archdiocese of North and South America -- Excerpt from "Ecumenical and pastoral directives on Christian "Marriage: The meaning of marriage in Orthodox Christianity" (undated) -- Statement on the family (undated) -- Independent fundamental churches of America -- Resolution on the family and divorce (1978) -- Lutheran church-Missouri synod -- Excerpt from "Human sexuality: A theological perspective" (1981) -- National association of evangelicals -- Christian leaders and family life resolution (1988) -- Resolution on family violence (1988) -- Old German Baptist Brethren -- Doctrinal treatise on marriage and divorce (1954) -- Pacific yearly meeting of the religious society of friends -- Statement on marriage (1973) -- Presbyterian church (U.S.A.) -- Excerpt from "Sexuality and the human community" (1970) -- Reformed church in America -- 0 Excerpt from "General synod report on Biblical perspectives on marriage, divorce and remarriage" (1975). |
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Excerpt from "Christian action commission report on human sexuality" (1978) -- Salvation Army -- Position statement on marriage (1983) -- Position statement on the family (1983) -- Seventh-day Adventist church -- Excerpt from "Church manual" (1986) -- Southern Baptist convention -- Resolution on strengthening families (1981) -- Resolution on family planning (1981) -- Resolution on the family (1988) -- United church people for Biblical witness -- Policy statement (1978) -- United Methodist church -- Excerpt from "Book of resolutions" (1988) -- Wesleyan church -- Statement on marriage and family (1985) -- Jewish groups -- Introductory note -- Conservative Judaism -- Isaac Klein -- Excerpt from "A guide to religious practice (1979) -- Union of American Hebrew congregations -- Resolution, advocating uniform marriage, divorce and desertion laws (1923) -- United synagogue of America -- Resolution on marrying within the faith (1989) -- Resolution on mixed-marriage families (1989) -- Other religious bodies -- Introductory note -- American humanist association -- Excerpt from "Humanist manifesto I and II" (1973) -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day saints -- Statement on chastity and fidelity (1986) -- Statement on marriage and the church of Jesus Christ of latter-day saints (1990) -- Islam -- Excerpt from "The lawful and the prohibited in Islam" (undated) -- New Vrindaban community -- Excerpt from "Joy of no sex" (1969) -- Excerpt from "Divine principle" (1973) -- Excerpt from "Christianity in crisis: New hope" (1974). |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Sex -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Families -- Religious life.
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| Added Author |
Melton, J. Gordon.
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Piediscalzi, Nicholas.
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| ISBN |
0810376490 paperback |
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