Download the "To Set Our Hope on Christ" study guide here

You can now download  "To Set Our Hope on Christ" study guide from this website. Integrity U.S.A., of which Oasis/CA is a partner organization, developed this study guide to accompany To Set Our Hope on Christ, the statement commissioned by Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold and presented to the Anglican Consultative Council that outlined the theological rationale for the consent to the election of Bishop Gene Robinson and the practice of blessing same-sex unions.  This study guide is a valuable resource for continuing the conversation  regarding human sexuality, relationships, ethics and theology. The Episcopal Church of the US issued "To Set Our Hope on Christ" in response to the Windsor Report's request that we share our thinking behind giving consent to the election of Gene Robinson as Bishop of New Hampshire and the blessing of same-sex unions.  You can also download  To Set Our Hope On Christ (PDF Download) or  Purchase "To Set Our Hope On Christ" from Episcopal Books/Resources. For more on this paper see Theologians offer response to Windsor Report request, Paper cites 40-year consideration of same-gender relationships.

Additional Windsor Report Resources

The following resources were developed by the School of Ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. They are formatted as Microsoft Word documents and should open as a woe document in a new window.

• A Summary of the Windsor Report

• Reflections on the Windsor Report

• Windsor Report Discussions & Actions

• Windsor Report  Resources for Reflections

• Download the Windsor Report (PDF)

• Evensong for the Anglican Communion--Sermon by the Rev. Michael W. Hopkins

The following resources on other Web sites are also recommended:

• Resources for Study and Understanding from Claim the Blessing

• "Living Together for Mission" by the Rt. Rev. Stacy Sauls

• "When Unity Becomes an Obstacle to Communion" by the Rev. Michael Hopkins

• "Broken Promises Result in a Broken Church" by the Rev. Michael Hopkins

• "The Windsor Knot" by the Rev. Tobias Haller, BSG

Links to Rites of Commitment

• Report on Marriage and the Covenanting of Same-Sex Unions, St. Thomas Parish, D.C. 

• Diocese of New Westminster Rite for the Celebration of Gay and Lesbian Covenants 

• Integrity Same-Sex Blessing Resource Page