Social Principles Of The United Methodist Church 2017 2020

Author : Anonim
Publisher : United Methodist Publishing House
Page : 69 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781501835780

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Social Principles of The United Methodist Church 2017-2020 by Anonim Pdf

This 64-page booklet is a tool designed to help individuals and small groups study The Social Principles of The United Methodist Church. It contains the official text of The Social Principles from The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church 2016 along with exercises for individuals or small groups, a topical index, and Social Creed. The Social Principles of The United Methodist Church are the product of over one hundred years of legislative decisions made by lay and clergy members of The United Methodist Church and its predecessor denominations. The Social Principles are prayerful and thoughtful efforts on the part of many General Conferences to speak to complex and controversial issues in the global community. Studying The Social Principles provides opportunities to examine your own theology and ethics and to practice discipleship.

Author : Neal Christie
Publisher : Upper Room Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0881776521

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Justice in Everyday Life by Neal Christie Pdf

Justice in Everyday Life, a Lay Servant Ministries advanced course, takes an in-depth look at the Social Principles of The United Methodist Church - the church's attempt to speak on contemporary issues with which it is confronted today. The book covers topics such as the following: Natural World, Social Community, Economic Community, Political Community, Biblical Foundations of the Social Principles, and Teaching the Social Principles. It is not only for Lay Servants but is for anyone interested in studying the Social Principles in greater detail. The Participant's Book, Social Principles of the UMC 2013-2016 is available through Cokesbury.

Author : Luke E Perry
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781351798853

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Religious Responses to Marriage Equality by Luke E Perry Pdf

The Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) ended a 20-year political battle over same-sex marriage in the USA. The ruling in favor of a constitutional right for gays and lesbians to marry reflected growing social acceptance and political rights for gays and lesbians. At the same time, America remains a deeply religious country and many religious organizations have long opposed same-sex marriage. How do religious organizations interpret, process, and respond to shifting attitudes and public policy toward the LGBT community? Examining how religious groups in America have responded theologically and politically to the legalization of same-sex marriage, the book provides case studies from across the American religious spectrum to explore how each group understands same-sex marriage and has reacted theologically, socially, and politically to its new standing as a constitutional right. Each case study focuses on formal statements made by church leaders, incorporates original data gathered from interviews with regional and local religious authorities, and analyzes existing polling data of adherents at large. Offering a comprehensive examination of religious responses to marriage equality in the USA, this book will interest scholars and students in the fields of religion and politics, civil rights, social change, and public policy.

Author : The Reverend Neal Christie,The Reverend Doctor Clayton Childers
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781426769498

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Social Principles of The United Methodist Church 2013-2016 by The Reverend Neal Christie,The Reverend Doctor Clayton Childers Pdf

This 64-page booklet is a tool designed to help individuals and small groups study the Social Principles of The United Methodist Church. It contains the official text of the Social Principles from The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church 2012 along with exercises for individuals or small groups, a topical index, and Our Social Creed. The Social Principles of The United Methodist Church are the product of ninety-eight years of legislative decisions made by lay and clergy members of The United Methodist Church and its predecessor denominations. The Social Principles are prayerful and thoughtful efforts on the part of many General Conferences to speak to complex and controversial issues in the global community. Studying the Social Principles provides opportunities to examine your own theology and ethics and to practice discipleship.

Author : United Methodist Church (U.S.),George E. Koehler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0881772194

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The United Methodist Member's Handbook by United Methodist Church (U.S.),George E. Koehler Pdf

Koehler engages and guides inquirers and church members in the meaning of membership in The United Methodist Church. For both clergy and laity.

Author : Chris Marshall
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2005-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781680992465

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Little Book of Biblical Justice by Chris Marshall Pdf

"The purpose of this Little Book is to identify some characteristic features of the Bible's teaching on justice. "The Bible has had a profound impact on the development of Western culture. So exploring biblical perspectives on justice can help us appreciate some of the convictions and values that have helped shape Western political and judicial thought. "Christians also regard the Bible as a uniquely important source of guidance on matters of belief and practice. What the Bible has to say about justice, therefore -- both social justice and criminal justice -- ought to be of great significance for Christian thought and action today. "Yet coming to grips with biblical teaching on justice is by no means easy." Upfront, Marshall addresses the many complexities that surround "justice" in the Bible: the Bible seems to hold conflicting points of view; there is a huge amount of data to deal with; the world of the Bible and our present world are vastly different. Marshall's honest treatment of this subject is direct, yet almost lyrical in tone. He manages a thorny, multi-faceted subject clearly and ultimately singles out the broad areas of theological agreement among the Bible's writers. Highly stimulating. Highly inspirational.

Author : Darryl W. Stephens
Publisher : Univ Tennessee Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1621902404

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Methodist Morals by Darryl W. Stephens Pdf

Methodist Morals offers keen insight into the public church, interpreting the United Methodist Social Principles as a dynamic discourse about morality and human rights in light of faith. Revised every four years by the General Conference of the United Methodist Church, the Social Principles exposes the moral deliberations of this distinctly American and increasingly ?worldwide? church as it struggles to achieve community across multiple languages and cultures. Perhaps no other document provides as rich a depiction of Protestants participating in the moral argument of public life. This is the first full-length study of Methodist social teachings in over fifty years. Examining official Methodist teachings from institutional, historical, and cross-cultural perspectives, Darryl Stephens provides a rich analysis of this case study of Protestant social witness, drawing on his expertise in church polity, Methodist history, and Christian social ethics. A wide range of comparisons— with documents of the United Nations, with moral debate in Germany and Zimbabwe, and with historical Methodist statements of social witness—shows the Social Principles to be a unique form of social witness. The issues of war,abortion, human sexuality, and marriage illustrate the messiness of democratic deliberation in an ecclesial context and the evolution of a people ever concerned with the sin of ?worldliness? even as they become more attuned to transforming social structures. Stephens also contrasts this conception of the public church with the ecclesiologies of prominent Methodist ethicists Stanley Hauerwas and Paul Ramsey. Intended for students of Methodism, ecumenical church leaders, and scholars of Christian social ethics and contemporary US mainline religion, this work reveals the challenges to and possibilities for achieving moral community in an increasingly global and diverse world--from publisher's website.

Author : Howard Mason,Neal Christie
Publisher : Discipleship Resources
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2007-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 088177491X

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Justice in Everyday Life by Howard Mason,Neal Christie Pdf

Modeled after the callings of the United Methodist Social Principles, this course delves deeper into existing issues surrounding matters of faith and practices. Justice in Everyday Life encourages lay speakers to examine the Social Principles of the United Methodist Church. In this course participants will learn how to expand their network of support; deepen their practice of means of grace; identify and work through resistance to change; analyze their congregation and community; understand, form, and nurture partnerships; and create a climate of hospitality.

Author : Dale McConkey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1732660700

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United Methodists Divided by Dale McConkey Pdf

The United Methodist Church is facing the biggest crisis of its 50-year history. At the center of the controversy is a debate over the church

Author : General Board Of Church and Society
Publisher : Cokesbury
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781501830280

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Guidelines Church & Society by General Board Of Church and Society Pdf

You are the leaders of your church’s involvement in social issues. As such, you will help your church members respond to social issues through education, making connection, and advocating for and responding to the needs of people around you and in the rest of God’s world. This Guideline is designed to help equip you in leading this ministry group in your congregation. This is one of the twenty-six Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2017-2020 that cover church leadership areas including Church Council and Small Membership Church; the administrative areas of Finance and Trustees; and ministry areas focused on nurture, outreach, and witness including Worship, Evangelism, Stewardship, Christian Education, age-level ministries, Communications, and more.

Author : John Lee West,Roy M. Oswald,Nadyne Guzmán
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781538109151

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Emotional Intelligence for Religious Leaders by John Lee West,Roy M. Oswald,Nadyne Guzmán Pdf

Religious leaders require tremendous skill in emotional intelligence, yet their training very rarely addresses how to develop the practical skills needed—from self-awareness to resilience. Emotional Intelligence Religious Leaders draws on the latest research in business, psychology, and theology to offer religious leaders the information and tools they need to increase their emotional intelligence and enhance their relationships, communication and conflict management skills, spirituality, and overall well-being. The book offers both a deep understanding of how to develop emotional intelligence and also prescriptive insights about how to practice it that will be helpful for religious leaders in many settings, including congregational ministry, lay ministry, spiritual direction, pastoral counseling, and more.

Author : Susan M. Shaw
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781440871979

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Women and Religion by Susan M. Shaw Pdf

This volume offers students a broad examination of the impact of religion on the lives of women around the world, focusing on differences among women, indigenous religions, the impact of religion in colonization, and resistance to religious oppression. Sexism, pervasive in religion, limits access to high leadership positions; dictates gender-related religious practices and roles; portrays women in limited ways in sacred texts; excludes or condemns them if they are lesbian, bisexual, or transgender; and makes them subject to violence by people of other faiths as well as their own. This volume is organized into eight chapters, each focusing on a different region of the world—North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central and East Asia, South and Southeast Asia, and Oceania. Chapters cover women's status and experiences in the religions of each region, including indigenous religions and such major world religions as Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism. Additionally, they cover issues of religion for women, such as women in religious leadership, women in sacred texts, LGBTQ issues in religion, the intersections of religion and politics for women, the legacy of Christian missionaries on the colonial project, religious violence against women, and women's resistance to religious oppression.

Author : United Methodist Church (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Methodist Church
ISBN : WISC:89066467952

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The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church, 1968 by United Methodist Church (U.S.) Pdf

Author : Darryl W. Stephens
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2024-03-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666775655

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Reckoning Methodism by Darryl W. Stephens Pdf

Reckoning Methodism addresses the brokenness of The United Methodist Church (UMC) in the United States. Homosexuality is but one of several fault lines with decades-long histories in this predominantly White denomination. Demographic shifts, racism, and imperialism are heavily implicated in the current state of division. What, then, is the true nature and mission of this church? The UMC is the public church divided. Distinct missional theologies arise from competing commitments and priorities. When Methodist programmatic initiatives—such as vital congregations, environmental witness, and volunteers in mission—fail to account for these differences, denominational unity is weakened. Constructively, this book seeks historical clarity, collective repentance, charismatic learning, and institutional courage as United Methodists reckon with inherited animosities and divisions. This book provides no answers or programmatic fixes. Rather, it provides possibilities for repairing past harms as United Methodists seek ways to continue living out their Wesleyan faith. Reckoning with the public church divided, we glimpse the nature and mission of the church—not only as it has been but also as it could be. Podcast interview with GCAH

Author : David William Scott,Filipe Fernandes R. Maia
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2024-01-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781791030643

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Methodism and American Empire by David William Scott,Filipe Fernandes R. Maia Pdf

Living into a less colonial way of being together. Methodism and American Empire investigates historical trajectories and theological developments that connect American imperialism since World War II to the Methodist tradition as a global movement. The volume asks: to what extent is United Methodists’ vision of the globe marred by American imperialism? Through historical analyses and theological reflections, this volume chronicles the formation of an understanding of The United Methodist Church since the mid-20th century that is both global and at the same time dominated by American interests and concerns. Methodism and American Empire provides a historical and theological perspective to understand the current context of The United Methodist Church while also raising ecclesiological questions about the impact of imperialism on how Methodists have understood the nature and mission of the church over the last century. Gathering voices and perspectives from around the world, this volume suggests that the project of global Methodism and the tensions one witnesses therein ought to be understood in the context of American imperialism and that such an understanding is critical to the task of continuing to be a global denomination. The volume tells a tale of complex negotiations happening between United Methodists across different national, cultural, and ecclesial contexts and sets up the historical backdrop for the imminent schism of The United Methodist Church.