SOURCES OF ECUMENICAL INFORMATION

There are many agencies which can supply materials to help you learn about the ecumenical movement and about personnel involved in the movement. We offer here a select list.

GRAYMOOR ECUMENICAL & INTERRELIGIOUS INSTITUTE (GEII)

Prepares these resources for the Week of Prayer and is an information and service organization in the Roman Catholic Church serving the ecumenical movement and interreligious affairs on the local, regional, national and international levels. Contact:

Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute
475 Riverside Drive, Room 1960
New York, NY 10115
Email: info@geii.org

THE WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES (WCC)

A fellowship of more than 330 churches of the Protestant, Anglican, Orthodox and Old Catholic traditions. These churches gather for study, witness, service and the advancement of unity. The WCC includes in its membership churches in more than 100 countries. The WCC’s US Office offers general interpretive materials in print and video, a publications catalog/book list and periodicals.

Contact: Website www.oikoumene.org

THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE CHURCHES OF CHRIST IN THE USA (NCCCUSA)

A community of more than 350 Protestant, Anglican and Orthodox churches that makes a common witness through the council and that works together to serve the churches and the world. Contact:

National Council of Churches
USA 110 Maryland Avenue NE, Suite 108
Washington, DC 20002-5603
Phone: 202-544-2350; Fax: 202-543-1297
Website www.nationalcouncilofchurches.us

GLENMARY RESEARCH CENTER

Serves a wide variety of church bodies and offers some useful tools in understanding the religious affiliations and trends of church membership in the United States. Contact:

Glenmary Research Center
2 Fifth Avenue, North
Nashville, TN 37208
Tel: 615-256-1905; Fax: 615-256-1902
Email: ksanchagrin@mhc.edu Website: www.glenmary.org

CHURCH WOMEN UNITED (CWU)

An ecumenical movement providing Christian women with programs and channels of involvement in church, civic, national and international affairs. For interpretive material, including information on CWU program priorities, social justice actions, and May Friendship, World Community or Human Rights celebrations, Contact: Church Women United 475 Riverside Drive, Room 1926 New York, NY 10115 Tel: 800-298-5551; 212-870-2347; Fax: 212-870-2338 Email: cwu@churchwomen.org Website: www.churchwomenunited.net

CHURCHES UNITING IN CHRIST (CUIC)

A relationship among ten Christian communions that have pledged to live more closely together in expressing their unity in Christ and to combat racism together. CUIC is both an outgrowth of the Consultation on Church Union (COCU), an organization that worked for more than 40 years toward the day when Christians can become more fully reconciled to each other. In January 2002, Churches Uniting in Christ succeeded COCU and came into being. CUIC offers a video, newsletter and other publications on its work, including information on its inauguration and goals for the present time. Contact: Churches Uniting in Christ Box 6496 Louisville, KY 40206 Email: cuic@churchesunitinginchrist.org Website: www.churchesunitinginchrist.org

PRINTED RESOURCES FOR ECUMENICAL AND INTERRELIGIOUS UNDERSTANDING

Books, Pamphlets, Articles

A CENTURY OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY

2009, Catherine E Clifford, editor

This book is a celebration of the one hundred year history of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. It serves as a resource for understanding the theology and practice of common prayer for the reconciliation of the churches. Available from:

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
2140 Oak Industrial Drive, N.E.
Grand Rapids, MI 49505
Phone: 616-459-4591; 800-253-7521 – Fax: 616-459-6540
General Inquiries: info@eerdmans.com
Order Inquiries: customerservice@eerdmans.com
Site Inquiries: webmaster@eerdmans.com

BRIDGING OUR FAITHS. INTERRELIGIOUS COUNCIL OF SAN DIEGO.

Adherents of six religious faiths answer in their own words a set of questions they posed to each other on core beliefs and understandings, practices and holidays. For each faith also, a glossary of terms and reading list. Available from:

Paulist Press
997 MacArthur Boulevard
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Tel: 800-218-1903; 201- 825-7300; Fax: 800-836-3161
Email: info@paulistpress.com
Website: www.paulistpress.com

CELEBRATING GOD’S LOVE: LIVING INTO CHRISTIAN UNITY AND INTERRELIGIOUS RELATIONSHIPS

2015, Donald E Messer, editor.

Abingdon Press, Nashville, TN ISNB: 13:978-1-5018-0905-7
Website: www.abingdonpress.com

COUNCILS OF CHURCHES AND THE ECUMENICAL VISION

2000, Diane Kessler and Michael Kinnamon.

A defining reflection. Available from:

World Council of Churches Distribution Center
International Specialized Book Services
920 NE 58th Ave. Suite 300
Portland, OR 97213
Tel: 800-944-6190; Fax: 503-280-8832
Email: orders@isbs.com
Website: www.isbscatalog.com

DECLARATION ON THE WAY: CHURCH, MINISTRY, EUCHARIST

2015. Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs United State Catholic Conference of Bishops and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The reflective results of 50 years of dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America focusing on agreed statements on church, ministry and Eucharist. Available from: Augsburg Fortress ISBN: 978-1-5064-1616-8 Website: www.augsburgfortress.org

ECUMENICAL ACCOUNTABILITY - MASSACHUSETTS COUNCIL OF CHURCHES

Guidelines for developing ecumenical accountability in the areas of worship, pastoral care, protocol, evangelism, and social witness. Available from: Massachusetts Council of Churches 14 Beacon Street, Room 416 Boston, MA 02108 Tel: 617-523-2771; Fax: 617-523-1483 Email: council@masscouncilofchurches.org Website: www.masscouncilofchurches.org Single copies free; bulk rates have a nominal cost.