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Homosexuality, the Church and Society Dr. Michael L Brown: Homosexuality, The Church and Society (ICN Ministries) 6 DVD set. Topics include: The Bible and Homosexual Practice: Separating Fact from Fiction; What the Church Can Learn From the Gay and Lesbian Community; Is There Really a Gay Agenda?; Corporate Sponsorship of "Diversity"; Debunking the Myth of The Human Rights Campaign

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Robert A.J. Gagnon: The Bible and Homosexual Practice: Texts and Hermeneutics (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2001. ISBN 0-687-02279-7). Gagnon provides an encyclopedic examination of all the relevant biblical passages and all the exegetical hypotheses concerning them in 520 pages. In spite of its length and intellectual weight, the book is very readable.

The Authority of the Bible John R.W. Stott: The Authority of the Bible (Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1974. ISBN 0-87784-147-0). In this tiny booklet of 32 very small pages, Stott gives a clear explanation of why Christians still can and should trust and obey the Bible as God's Word, as they have from the beginning of the Church.

Same-Sex Partnerships? (Grand Rapids: Fleming H. Revell, 1998. ISBN 0-8007-5674-6). Stott reviews four key sets of biblical texts with their contemporary challenges, then responds to five principal arguments advanced in favour of same-sex partnerships, concluding with a plea for Christian compassion toward the homosexual individual. 93 small pages.

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Report of the Theology Committee of the House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church.

True Union in the Body This is a .pdf file, click on the book to download.

A contribution to the discussion within the Anglican Communion concerning the public blessing of same-sex unions. A paper commissioned by the Most Reverend Drexel Wellington Gomez Archbishop of the West Indies.

Straight & Narrow? Thomas E. Schmidt: Straight & Narrow? Compassion and Clarity in the Homosexual Debate (Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1995. ISBN 0830818588). Schmidt's exceedingly compasionate book is particularly valuable for those who need to familiarize themselves quickly with the revisionist interpretations of Scripture put forward by “Gay Christians” and their supporters. It provides truly fair accounts of the revisionist arguments and most useful bibliographic references to the works of the revisionists, as well as critiques of their arguments. 240 pages.

Written by Geoff Chapman, this downloadable brochure answers pertinent questions that demand answering. This is also available from the Essentials Website.

The Facts and Faces of Our Sexual Experience is a downloadable brochure written by Diane Knippers and is also available from the Essentials Website.

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A paper commissioned for the Primates of the Anglican Communion by The Most Rev. Drexel Gomez, The Most Rev. Peter Akinola, and The Most Rev. Gregory Venables.

This paper is offered to address the need for a practical statement of the Anglican Communion’s self-identity and mission, as warranted by its own official documents and public declarations. In some ways, it serves as a primer for the unique character of Anglicanism as a part of God’s plan for the Christian Church.

The paper is written in response to the grave threat to the Anglican Communion’s continued existence and flourishing posed by the Episcopal Church, U.S.A.’s recent actions in contradiction of the Gospel. Nonetheless, our wish is that the hopefulness of Anglicanism’s vocation in service of Christ’s mission is here set forth.