Social witness Archives

Resolution on Just Peacemaking and the Call for International Intervention for Humanitarian Rescue (1998)

Posted May 3rd, 2011

This resolution seeks to address the growing assumption and acceptance of the idea that conflicts in the post-cold war era involving either a major violation of basic human rights or… Read more »

A Theology of Compensation: A Study Paper

Posted March 31st, 2011

by Walter Brueggemann (Minutes, 195th General Assembly (1983), Part I; pp. 694-703

Justice and Peace Links—United Nations Commission on the Status of Women 2011

Posted March 17th, 2011

The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women is an annual meeting of nongovernmental organizations committed to ensuring women’s equality and promoting women’s rights in the resolutions and work… Read more »

Human Rights Update 2010

Posted March 10th, 2011

Read the Human Rights Update 2010 developed by The Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP)of the General Assembly Mission Council.

Just Global Discipleship

Posted March 10th, 2011

This is a mission trip preparation guide for students and young adults, based on the PC(USA)’s call for “just globaization.”

Selected Social Witness Policies on Work as Vocation, Unions and Collective Bargaining

Posted March 3rd, 2011

From the Presbyterian Social Policy Compilation Employment, unemployment, labor relations, and the meaning of work are all subjects which have merited the attention of Presbyterian General Assemblies. Use this document… Read more »

Living Through Economic Crisis: The Church’s Witness in Troubled Times

Posted November 4th, 2010

This social involvement report, approved by the 219th General Assembly (2010), summarizes the wealth of moral resources we have available to draw upon in confronting the current economic crisis. It… Read more »

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