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are in Acrobat .pdf format and require the free Acrobat
Reader. For best results, right-click the link (or click and
hold for Macintosh), select "save target as" and save
the document to your desktop for viewing and printing.
Final Report and Resources — The
final report of the Task Force is now available along with many
supporting and interpretive materials. Visit the Final
Report Resources Web page for additional Information.
Principles of Polity: Their Contribution
to the Peace, Unity and Purity of the Presbyterian Church
— This item served as a discussion resource during the drafting
of the final report of the task force. This resource is available
in three languages.
Presbytery
Theological Reflection Groups: A Guide to Their Formation and
Work 
— Offers assistance to presbyteries as they seek to follow
the 216th General Assembly's recommendation to create intentional
gatherings to discuss the affirmations in the Theological Task
Force's Preliminary Report.
Presentations from the Pre-Assembly Conference
at GA 216 — The Theological Task Force held a pre-General
Assembly conference in Richmond on Saturday, June 26, 2004. Here
are the presentations made by task force members.
Recommendation
to the 216th General Assembly
Preliminary
Report to the 216th General Assembly
Preliminary
Report Discussion Guide
Seeking Peace, Unity, and Purity
Video Series — Click
here for information and ordering instructions.
Seeking
Peace, Unity, and Purity Video Series Leader
Guide
Resources
for Fostering Community and Dialogue
— This resource is mentioned in the
leader guide of the first video in the series Seeking Peace,
Unity, and Purity.
Presbyterian
Understanding and Use of Holy Scripture & Biblical Authority
and Interpretation
— This resource is mentioned in the leader guide of the
first video in the series Seeking Peace, Unity, and Purity.
Plan
for Moving Ahead
— At its third meeting, August 1—3, 2002, in Chicago,
the Theological Task Force on Peace, Unity, and Purity adopted
a Plan for Moving Ahead, laying out its course for the next three
years.
Mutual
Invitation — This is a process
which the Task Force has begun to use, with modifications to fit
the setting and task, as a helpful way to discuss issues, especially
following a presentation and time to reflect on some specific
questions.
Discusson Guide and Presentations by Task
Force Members — Click on the links below to download
A Changing United States by Barbara Bryant, One Mapping
of the American Religious Context by Joe Coalter, the discussion
materials for these presentations and the accompanying PowerPoint
slideshow.
Note: For best results, right-click the link
(or click and hold for Macintosh), select "save target as"
and save the document to your desktop for viewing and printing.
On
Being a Confessional Church
— A presentation by John Wilkinson to the General Assembly
Theological Task Force on Peace, Unity, and Purity of the Church,
February 2003.
Bibliography
of materials read by Task Force members
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