Lutherans Out in Public (The Public Church)

Beyond Guilt: Christian Response to Suffering (George S. Johnson), B550
Ending Poverty: A 20/20 Vision (Maeker and Rogness), B433
Public Church: For the Life of the World (Cynthia D. Moe-Lobeda), B537

Systemic Injustice and Biblical Witness (Lutheran World Federation), B664
Violence, Justice and the ELCA Social Statements (a study by LTSP), B663

 

Bible Studies:

 

Life as God’s People (Prophets, Lamentations and 2 Kings), Leader’s Guide, B670; Participant’s Guide, B671.  Augsburg Adult Bible Studies, June-August 2007. Learn more about who the prophets were, when they lived and what they said so that God's word might come alive in your heart and mind. The prophetic word doesn’t merely teach us about justice, it calls us to justice now. It does not merely tell of salvation, it announces salvation today. 13 sessions.

 

ELCA Publications:

Gambling: A Study for Congregations (1998)
Genetics! Where to We Stand as Christians? (2001)
Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread: Sufficient, Sustainable Livelihood for All (1996)
Living the Faith: A Lutheran Perspective on Ethics (1999)
Peace: God's Gift, Our Task (1993)
Physician-Assisted Suicide and Lutherans in Oregon (2001)
Talking Together as Christians about Tough Social Issues (1999)

www.elca.org/advocacy

Bishop Mark Hanson's keynote address at the 2006 Bishop's Convocation

ELCA Social Statements:

Abortion (1991)
Church in Society (1991)
Death Penalty (1991)
Economic Life (1999)
Environment (1993)
Health, Healing and Health Care (2003)
Peace (1995)
Race, Ethnicity and Culture (1993)

ELCA Messages:

AIDS (1988)
Changing Europe (1990)
Commercial Sexual Exploitation (2001)
Community Violence (1994)
End-of-Life Decisions (1992)
Homelessness (1990)
Immigration (1997)
Israeli/Palestinian Conflict (1989)
Sexuality (1996)
Suicide Prevention (1999)
Terrorism (2004)

For related resources also check: www.elca.org/socialstatements