Resolution Number: 1979-B079
Title: Develop Educational Resources on Hunger, Human Rights and Racism
Legislative Action Taken: Concurred
Final Text:

Resolved, That the General Convention of 1979 requests the Executive Council of the Church, the Board for Theological Education, the Standing Liturgical Commission, and the Standing Commission on Church Music to continue to develop resources and recommend curricula which will assist the Church in understanding and planning for our engagement of the issues of world hunger, human rights and racial oppression.

Citation: General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Denver, 1979 (New York: General Convention, 1980), p. C-118.

Legislative History

Author:
Originating House: House of Bishops
Originating Committee: Committee on Education

House of Bishops

On the eighth day, the Bishop of Dallas, Chairman of the Committee on Education, moved the adoption of Resolution B-79 (Develop Theological Curriculum on Hunger and other crisis issues; plan in Budget for National Hunger Task Force):

Whereas, the immensity and persistence of hunger and oppression in many parts of the world present Christians with a moral imperative; and

Whereas, mobilization of sentiment, based on sound knowledge of the issues involved, is a necessary prelude to action; be it therefore

Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the General Convention of 1979 requests the Executive Council of the Church, the Board for Theological Education, the Standing Liturgical Commission, and the Standing Commission on Church Music to continue to develop resources and recommend curricula which will assist the Church in understanding and planning for our engagement of the issues of world hunger, human rights and racial oppression.

The motion was seconded by Bishop Mosley.

Resolution adopted

(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #141)

House of Deputies

On the ninth day, HB Message #141 was (rewritten and) referred to the Committee on Education.

On the eleventh day, the Committee on Education presented its Report #15 on Resolution B-79, and recommended concurrence.

The House concurred

(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #235)

Abstract:   The 66th General Convention requests resources and curricula which will assist the Church on issues of world hunger, human rights and racial oppression.