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bin Laden and beyond
PC(USA) ministries offer reflection resources in wake of bin Laden’s death
Presbyterian News Service
by Bethany Furkin
LOUISVILLE — In light of Osama bin Laden’s death on May 1, Presbyterian ministries here have had reason to reflect anew on denominational statements and studies on terrorism, war and the continuing call for peace.
The Rev. Gradye Parsons, stated clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), encouraged the offices of Theology and Worship and Compassion, Peace and Justice and the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy to share the following resources for prayer and reflection.
Read reports
- Read the June 18, 2010, pre-Assembly update in Salt and Light
- Read the Fall 2009 update
- Download the Summer '09 update: ACSWP looks ahead to 219th General Assembly (2010), publishes reports approved by the 218th General Assembly (2008), holds meetings on the West and East coasts, in the southwest and the north, and focuses on interpretation and communication issues
- Download the report from ACSWP's fall 2008 meeting in Detroit, Michigan
Read ACSWP staff articles
Coordinator’s articles
New decade, national mission and the suburban archipelago
Presbyterian Outlook, January 10, 2010
Calvin and the economy: His 16th century Reformed ethics fit well in the 21st
Presbyterians Today, Dec. 4, 2009
The General Assembly and the general election
Presbyterian Outlook 10/27/2008
In Memoriam: Swiss Calvin Scholar Andre Bieler, 1914–2006, Perspectives, May 2007.
Bill Thompson, Choice, and Balance: An After-remembrance Reflection, Perspectives, March 2007.
Eugene Carson Blake’s Social Creed: Leadership and Content, Perspectives, Nov. 2006.
A brief review of the Christian Faith and The truth Behind 9/11, Presbyterian Outlook, 10/9/2006.
Israel, Palestine, the General Assembly, and Personal Perception, Presbyterian Outlook, 8/16/2006.
Presbyterian International Justice Witness Post-Lebanon Invasion II, Presbyterian Outlook, 6/12/2006.