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4 Sep 00
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Chi Rho Press eNewsletter
Volume 23 (9/04/00)
Welcome once again to the Chi Rho Press eNewsletter. Please pass this eNewsletter on to your friends and colleagues.
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Contents:
1. Losing the Ads!
2. Books of the Month AIDS
3. Christian Social Action Books
4. Web Links of the Month
5. Positively Gay
6. Adam's Last Word
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eGroups, the list-serve
host which houses our subscription list, makes its
money by adding advertisements onto each message we send out. This seems
like a good way for them to make money without charging us for their valuable
and
important service. Recently they moved the ads at the top of the messages.
This is a bit harder to ignore, so when eGroups offered to make our mailings
ad-free for only about $60 a year, we decided it was a worthy expense
to
make Chi Rho Press' eNewsletter a little bit more helpful and friendly
to our
subscribers.
We have had confirmation
from eGroups that they have received our payment
and will be eliminating their ads we hope this is true starting with this
edition of our eNews!
We would prefer that
the only ads you read in the Chi Rho Press eNewsletter
are the ones that we put in! <G> And we hope that you find this
makes our
mailings more congenial and pleasant to read.
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HIV/AIDS is still
an important issue in our community and throughout
September,we are featuring three important, small books on the HIV health
crisis.
FAMILIES
RE-MEMBERED: Pastoral Support for Friends and Families Living with
HIV/AIDS, by the Rev. Louis F. Kavar, Ph.D. HIV/AIDS causes families
to be
re-structured, enlarged and changed -- "re-membered." This book
explores
the dynamics of family systems and the realities of extended families
of choice
in the context of HIV/AIDS. $10.95 each, six or more copies for $8.25
each,
plus shipping and handling.
TO
CELEBRATE AND TO MOURN: Liturgical Resources for Worshiping Communities
Living with AIDS, by the Rev. Louis F. Kavar, Ph.D. "As people
who
continue to live in the midst of AIDS, one of our greatest resources is
that of the
community of faith." Dr. Kavar discusses liturgical symbols that
have
special meaning in the AIDS crisis for churches, and provides parts of
liturgies for
various HIV/AIDS-related worship experiences. $3.95 each, six or more
copies for $2.95 each, plus shipping and handling.
I'M
STILL DANCING! A Gay Man's Health Experience, by the Rev. A. Stephen
Pieters. A powerful book by a long-term survivor of AIDS: articles, sermons
and journal entries chronicle life with AIDS. Sick since 1982 and diagnosed
with AIDS in 1984, Steve's cancers have gone into complete remission and
he
remains well to this day. He served for many years as Field Director of
the
UFMCC's AIDS Ministry. $8.95 each, six or more copies for $6.75 each,
plus
shipping and handling.
Order on line now using your credit card!
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3. Christian Social Action Books
We are featuring
two Christian Social Action resources by Adam DeBaugh this
month. They are small booklets, but have sold well over the years. As
summer comes to a close and we enter into the busy autumn season, churches
are
restarting the education and small group programs.
The first of these
books is an excellent small group course that lays the
foundations of a program of Christian Social Action in a local church
or
other organization:
THE
LEAST OF THESE: A Christian Social Action Bible Study on Matthew
25:31-46, by R. Adam DeBaugh. This seven part Bible study is perfect
for small
groups, cell groups, discussion groups, and Christian education classes.
The author
was Director of UFMCC's Department of Christian Social Action for 11 years.
It is a powerful study series on a vital Biblical mandate for all Christian
social action ministries. $2.00 each, six or more copies for $1.50 each,
plus
shipping and handling.
The second book is
a basic primer used to equip people of faith to
communicate with their elected representatives in government.
WRITING
TO CONGRESS: "Prophesy Against the Shepherds of Israel," Ezekiel
34:2, by R. Adam DeBaugh. A description of how best to write and visit
your
elected representatives in government, with ten tips for effective communications,
and a fascinating Bible study about the responsibility of the person of
faith to
address his or her government. This is the third edition. Adam was
director of the UFMCC Washington Field Office and (starting in 1975) was
the first
person ever hired to lobby the US Congress on LGBT civil rights. $1.00
each, six or more copies for $0.75 each, plus shipping and handling.
Order on line now using your credit card!
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Open
Hands (http://www.rcp.org/openhands/) is the web site for the
Resources for Ministries Affirming the Diversity of Human Sexuality. Open
Hands is the quarterly magazine of the
ecumenical welcoming church movement. Initiated by the Reconciling Congregation
Program in 1985, Open Hands is now published cooperatively with Open and
Affirming
Program (UCC), Reconciling in Christ Program (Lutheran), More Light Presbyterians
(PCUSA), Welcoming & AffirmingBaptists (ABC/USA), Open & Affirming
Ministries (Disciples),
AffirmingCongregation (United Church of Canada). Chris Glaser is the editor
of Open
Hands and is the best-selling author of "Come
Home! Reclaiming Spirituality
and Community as Gay Men and Lesbians," published by Chi Rho
Press ($19.95).
The web site of
"The Other Side" (www.theotherside.org)
magazine, which says
about itself, "We're a lively, bimonthly, ecumenical magazine. Since
1965,
we've been advancing a healing Christian vision -- a vision grounded in
the
redeeming ways of God." "The Other Side" is very LGBT-friendly
and has an
excellent mail order catalog for books and other resources. The magazine
contains articles, meditations, and reflections on a wide variety of social
justice/social action issues.
Whosoever.com
(http://www.whosoever.com/) is the wonderful on-line magazine
for LGBT people of faith. Edited by the remarkable Candace Chellew,
Whosoever.com provides excellent articles, reflections, Bible studies,
and news all on
line.
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This is really under
the category of "books we wish we had published!"
"Positively Gay: New Approaches to Gay and Lesbian Life," was
edited by
Betty Berzon, Ph.D. It was first published in 1979, with a second edition
in
1992, and now a third edition is in the works for publication in 2001.
The reason we mention
this is that Adam DeBaugh wrote, and is revising, the
chapter on "Using Your Gay and Lesbian Voting Power." Even though
Celestial
Arts is once again publishing "Positively Gay," we will be carrying
it too!
Watch this eNews for further information.
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Well, it is the evening
of Labor Day. We had a good and productive long
weekend with some good work and some fun play times. And now summer is
"officially" over and autumn is beginning. It didn't seem much
like summer
for a lot of the time this year lots of rain and cool weather here in
the
Washington DC area.
I don't believe in
summer slumps for churches, but now that summer is over,
it is time for our churches, organizations, and projects back into high
gear.
And for you all to buy some books! <G>
Seriously, we all
hope that the summer was a blessing for you all and that
the coming months will be filled with every good thing for all our readers
and
partners in ministry.
We are working on
some exciting and challenging new plans that I hope I will be
able to announce in the very near future. Keep us in your prayers, please!
God bless you all.
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We are glad you are
partners with us here at Chi Rho Press. We are eager
for your comments, your suggestions, your assistance with selling our
books, and
your own purchases! And of course, we covet your prayers for this ministry.
Grace and peace,
Adam DeBaugh, Director
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