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Donald Juel's Starting Point

Supremely Modern Liberals by James Hitchcock

As Bad as We Get by A. J. Conyers

Luther's enduring words on marriage

Mainline Churches and Cultural Colonialism by David Steinmetz

Robert Gagnon: Gay Marriage as a Contradiction in Terms

Should We Support Gay Marriage? by Wolfhart Pannenberg

Jonathan Jenkins, We Can't 'Honor Each Other's Consciences'

Hermeneutics, Tradition and Holiness

Lutheran Sexuality Task Force Abdicates Responsibility

A RESPONSE TO THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE TASK FORCE FOR ELCA STUDIES ON SEXUALITY

Robert P. George: When Nature Speaks

Solid Rock's Response to Bishop Ullestad

Be Fair to Liberals

Reorganizing Religion: Why the Church Bureaucracies Have to Go

that sheep may safely graze

A House Divided by Robert Benne

On open letter from Robert Gagnon to the ELCA and beyond: A Critique of ELCA Recommendations and Study Guides on Homosexuality

A FAITHFUL JOURNEY THROUGH THE BIBLE AND HOMOSEXUALITY by Robert A. J. Gagnon, Ph.D.

Prospects and Alternatives by Dr. James A. Nestingen

All face the call and the cross

The Wisdom of the Church

Some thoughts from David Yeago on the nature of sin in the thought of Luther





Is the church drifting off course? Some of the groups working for a course correction are listed below.

I am one of those who are convinced that all the current controversies over issues such as the one before us with homosexual behavior are really struggles between two prevailing interpretations of Scripture. In my work I am in contact with many people from different denominations, and one of the most fruitful has been the NorthEast chapter of Scholarly Engagement with Anglican Doctrine. Excellent papers are available at

http://www.orthodoxanglican.org/seadnortheast/

Excellent theological reflections are available at:

http://www.anglicancommunioninstitute.org/

You should be aware of the many blogs which are available. Kendall Harmon hosts one of the best!

http://titusonenine.classicalanglican.net/

Prepare to be amazed as you enter the world of the Pontificator. learn more about Eucharistictheology in half an hour than you ever did at seminary. 

http://pontifications.classicalanglican.net/

I myself see much hope for Lutheranism in America through the work of Word Alone.

 http://www.wordalone.org/

Other Lutheran groups working for reform:
http://www.foclnews.org/

http://www.lcmc.net/

http://www.societyholytrinity.org/

http://www.taalc.com/evangelfolder/TAALCEvangel.html

http://www.elcm.org/

http://www.lmsusa.org/

http://www.luthercomment.org/

http://www.fclc.info/

http://www.newlutheranfellowship.org/AboutUs.htm

http://www.sldrck.org/

http://www.stnm.org/CenterforTheology/index.html

some of the above links were supplied by my friend, he Rev. David Jay Webber, Rector, St. Sophia Ukrainian Lutheran Theological Seminary
Ternopil', Ukraine
http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/djw