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Resources on Marriage

ACC has published many articles on marriage and while the main ACC website has substantial teaching material. 

Some examples are below:

• Responses to 2014 UCA Marriage Paper

  In May 2014 the UCA released the Discussion Paper on Marriage. This follows the decision of the 13th UCA Assembly about a consultation on the theology of marriage.

  This section will include the official ACC response and also responses from members that are provided for information and wider reference. 

  Please contact the ACC office for more information.

• A Rationale for a Proposal on Marriage

  ACC correspondent Ian Clarkson has reflected on marriage in society and the church and has provided a rationale for a proposal to affirm our present Christian and Uniting understanding of marriage.

• Responding to UnitingJustice on Marriage Equality

  Ted Curnow explores some of the continuing issues in the UCA, including the perennial 'Who Speaks for the Church? TheUnitingJustice Australia submission (UJA is the justice unit of the National Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia) to the to the house standing committee on social policy and legal affairs committee Inquiry into the Marriage Equality Amendment & Marriage Amendment Bills 2012 has created wide-ranging comment through the UCA, including a response from the Assembly of Confessing Congregations.

• Helping Marriages in Australia

  Churches can play a vital role in helping strengthen marriages in Australia

• Marriage Matters Part IV

• Ron Brookman shares his personal story and sexual journey in Part IV, the concluding article in Marriage Matters.

• Marriage Matters Part III

  Ron Brookman continues his exploration of issues arising from same-sex marriage in Part III Marriage Matters.

• Marriage Matters Part II

  Ron Brookman explores some of the issues that develop from the approval of same-sex marriage.

• Marriage Matters Part I

  Ron Brookman explores the foundation of marriage as a union between a man and a woman in the light of the current debate.

• Healthy Families - Healthy Teens

  "These young people are also the ones most likely to follow their parents' Christian values and come into a relationship with Christ.
  Learn more from Patricia Noller, Emeritus Professor, School of Psychology, University of Queensland - a short paper based on an elective presented at the 2010 ACC conference held in Camden, NSW.

• Covenant Families

  Rod James outlines the nature of and significance of covenant in relation to marriage and families and God's covenant

• The Future of Marriage and the UCA – Catch 22?

  Peter Bentley comments on changes to marriage in society and developing issues within the context of the Uniting Church.

• No longer male and female

  Max Champion provides an overview of the Christian understanding of Galatians 3 in the context of the debate about sexuality and marriage.

• Marriage and the family in the 21st Century

  The opening address to the 2010 ACC Conference on Marriage and Family by Max Champion.

• Christian Marriage

  Ted Curnow outlines the Christian understanding in the marriage service.

• Place, purpose and importance of marriage

  Ian Clarkson provides a brief comment on challenges to marriage in the political arena.