Interchurch Marriage Resources

I) Other sites for resource materials

II) Resources within this site

III) A Short Annotated Bibliography

From a Compilation by Sharon Smith, in

"ECUMENISM"

Note: Prices quoted for materials may have changed since being gathered together for this list.

 

Newsletters

The Ark

The Ark is the newsletter of the American Association of Interchurch Families (AAIF). It is published three times each year, and provides information on developments and activities of local groups in the United States, as well as offering short articles on interchurch marriage issues and listing information on resources. Price $10 for 1 year subscription

 Interchurch Families

Association of Interchurch Families
Bastille Court
2 Paris Garden
London SE1 8ND
U.K.

Direct telephone (AIF): 020 7654 7251
Switchboard (CTBI): 020 7654 7254
Fax: 020 7654 7222
Website: www.interchurchfamilies.org.uk
Email:

This newsletter of the British AIF is published two times each year. Each issue contains a four page insert entitled 'Centrepiece' which deals with specific interchurch concerns. Copies of Centrepiece from back issues are available at 30 pence each. A list of subjects may be obtained from AIF in England. Price: (Europe) 4 Pounds Sterling for a 1-year subscription; 6 Pounds for other parts of the world.

 

Guidelines

Guidelines for Interfaith Marriages (Price: $6 US)

Interfaith Commission / Diocese of Cleveland
1031 Superior Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114 USA

Pastoral Guidelines for Interchurch Marriages Between Anglicans and Roman Catholics in Canada (1987)

Publications Service
Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
90 Parent Avenue
Ottawa, ON K1N 7B1
Canada

Southern Baptist/Roman Catholic Interchurch Marriage Guidelines (Price $2)

Office of Ecumenical Affairs
P.O. Box 942
Louisville, KY 40201 USA

 

Books/Booklets/Miscellaneous

Beyond Tolerance: The Challenge of Mixed Marriage

Edited by Michael Hurley, 1975

Geoffrey Chapman Publishers
33 Red Lion Square
London Wc1R 4SG
England

Catholic Update: Interchurch marriages, How to Help Them Succeed

Elizabeth Bookser Barkley

St. Anthony Messenger Press
1615 Republic St.
Cincinnati, OH 45210
USA

Christian Initiation and Church Membership

The British Council of Churches, 1988

Inter-Church House
35-41 Lower Marsh
London SE1 7RL
England

Double Belonging: Interchurch Families and Christian Unity

George Kilcourse

Paulist Press
997 Macarthur blvd
Mahwah, NJ 07430
USA

Ecumenical Marriage: An Orientation Booklet for Engaged Couples, Families, Pastoral Minsters, Religious Educators

George Kilcourse, National Association of Diocesan Ecumenical Officers, 1987

Office of Ecumenical Affairs
P.O. Box 942
Louisville, KY 40201
USA

Ecumenical Marriage and Remarriage: Gifts and Challenges to the churches

Michael Lawler, 1990

Twenty-Third Publications
185 Willow St.
Mystic, CT 06355-0180
USA

Empirical Research on Interfaith Marriage in America

Dean Hoge and Kathleen Ferry, 1981

Publications Office
United States Catholic conference
1312 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20005
USA

Guidelines for Marriage in the Orthodox Church

Rev. Stanley Harakas

Light and Life Publishing co.
Box 26241
Minneapolis, MN 55426-0421
USA

Mixed marriages Between Christians

John Coventry, SJ 1985

Catholic Truth Society
38-40 Eccleston Square
London SW1V 1PD
England

Mixing: Catholic - Protestant Marriages in the 1980's: a Guidbook for Couples and Families

Barbara Schiappa, 1982

Paulist Press
997 Macarthur Blvd.
Mahwah, NJ 07430
USA

Sharing Communion: An Appeal to the Churches by Interchurch Families

Edited by Ruth Reardon and Melanie Finch, 1983

Collins Liturgical Publications
187 Piccadilly
London W1V 9DA
England

Two-Church Families

Association of Interchurch Families, 1983

Bastille Court
2 Paris Garden
London SE1 8ND
U.K.

Direct telephone (AIF): 020 7654 7251
Switchboard (CTBI): 020 7654 7254
Fax: 020 7654 7222
Website: www.interchurchfamilies.org.uk
Email:

When a Couple Marries: An Ecumenical Marriage Preparation Program - Interdenominational Version

Michael O'Hearn, Jim Taylor, 1991

Wood Lake Books, Inc.
Box 700
Winfield, BC V0H 2C0
Canada

When Love Unites the Church: A Look at Protestant-Catholic Marriage

Abbey Press, 1982

In USA:
Abbey Press
St. Meinrad, IN 47577
In Canada:
B. Broughton & co.
123 Queen St. E.
Toronto, ON M5C 1S1

Whom God Hath Joined

Mary Bard, 1987

Association of Interchurch Families
Bastille Court
2 Paris Garden
London SE1 8ND
U.K.

Direct telephone (AIF): 020 7654 7251
Switchboard (CTBI): 020 7654 7254
Fax: 020 7654 7222
Website: www.interchurchfamilies.org.uk
Email:

Periodicals/Articles

Foyers Mixtes

2, place Gailleton
69002 Lyon France

The French language quarterly bulletin is a valuable source of information and reflection for interchurch couples as well as for their pastors and close relatives. Published in French. Price: 125 F; Switzerland: 34 FS; other countries: $40

"Interchurch Marriages"

Ecumenism, 1986

The Canadian Centre for Ecumenism
2065 Sherbrooke St. West
Montreal, QC H3H 1G6
Canada

This issue of the quarterly magazine, "Ecumenism", is devoted entirely to the subject of interchurch marriages. The three parts of the issue are 1) Preparation for Interchurch Marriages, 2) Celebration of Interchurch Marriages, and 3) Pastoral Care of Interchurch Marriages. Also included are some statistics from interchurch marriages in Canada between 1980 and 1985, and a bibliography of resources. Price: $3.00 CDN Return to top

The 1990 Directory of Mixed Marriages for England and Wales

Robert Ombres, OP

Priests and People, vol 4, No.9 (1990)

The Impact of Catholic Interchurch Marriages on the Catholic Schools in Alberta

Richard L. Laplante, SALT

Journal of Religious Studies, Winter 1983-84

Improvement in Orthodox/Roman Catholic Relations: Issues of Marriage and Family Life

Gregory C. Wingenbach

St. Vladimir's Theological Quarterly, 35:4 (1991)

Interchurch Marriages: Support and Catechesis

Donald Thompson,

One in Christ, 26:3 (1990)

Intercommunion: some Personal Reflections and Testimonies

Pierre Beffa,

The Ecumenical Review, 44:1 (1992)

Marriage Preparation: An Ecumenical Success Story

Edward l. Bader

The Presbyterian Record, Feb 1988

Mixed Marriages: The Cost of Eucharistic Division

Ruth Reardon

The Ecumenical Review, 44:1 (1992)

Mutual Recognition of Baptism and Pastoral Care of Interchurch Marriages

Earnest Falardeau

Journal of Ecumenical Studies, 28:1 (1991)

Questions and Expectations in Geneva

Edmond Gschwend

The Ecumenical Review, 44:1 (1992)

The Spirituality of Interchurch Families

George Kilcourse

One in Christ, 26:3 (1990)

Other Sites:

How to Help Your Mixed Marriage Succeed!

Resources Here:

Getting Married (One Roman Catholic, the other not)

Sharing Communion (One partner Roman Catholic, the other not)

TalkTrip: A resource to help Interchurch couples explore their respective faith traditions in a challenging, yet non-threatening way.

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