From a Compilation by Sharon Smith, in
"ECUMENISM"
Newsletters
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
- 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
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)
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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