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ELCA Resource Center

Welcome to the downloadable resources web page of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

If you're interested in ordering resources, we invite you to explore our ELCA eStore Catalog.

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Faith and Society

Welcome to the Faith and Society resource page. This resource page provides you a visual way to explore and download the many types of resources we have available.

To see resources related to current, ongoing processes of moral discernment of ELCA social teaching, select “Social Teachings-Current Projects” from the “Subcategories” drop-down menu above. Please note that these resources do not represent official teaching but are part of the ELCA’s moral discernment.

Below are resources related to social issues and ELCA social teachings. To refine your results, select one of these options from the “Subcategories” drop-down menu above:

Social Issue Study Guides – educational resources for individuals and groups on important social issues, including studies created for social statement task force processes

Social Messages – Current, non-archived social messages adopted by the ELCA that represent official ELCA teaching on more specific, yet important, social issues

Social Policy Resolutions – Brief resolutions that represent current, non-archived, and official ELCA teaching on specific or timely topics

Social Statements – Current, non-archived social statements adopted by the ELCA that represent official ELCA teaching on broad, complex social issues

Social Teachings-Archived – Previously-adopted ELCA documents that have been officially archived after 25 years or more from adoption

Social Teachings-Background Records – Documents related to past social teaching task forces or projects; also, documents related to official policies about social teachings

Social Teachings-Current Projects - Drafts, research, and other documents related to social teachings that are in development

Social Teachings-Predecessor Churches – Historical documents from the Lutheran churches which formed the ELCA pre-1989 (for research only; not official ELCA teaching)

Civic Life and Faith Social Statement
Human Sexuality Social Statement 2025 (Spanish)
Civic Life and Faith Social Statement (Spanish)
Articles Only Faith Sexism Justice Social Statement Adopted
Articles Only Faith Sexism Justice Social Statement Adopted
Fe
Sexism Social Statement (Spanish)
Faith Sexism Justice Social Statement Adopted
Sexism Social Statement
La Iglesia Y La Justicia Penal Escuchemos Los Lamentos
Criminal Justice Social Statement (Spanish)
Education
Education Social Statement
Death Penalty Spanish
Death Penalty Social Statement (Spanish)
Health
Health Social Statement
Church in Society Spanish
Church in Society Social Statement (Spanish)
Race Spanish
Race, Ethnicity and Culture Social Statement (Spanish)
Sexuality
Human Sexuality Social Statement (2025)
Environment Summary
Environment Social Statement Summary
Environment Spanish
Environment Social Statement (Spanish)
Health Spanish
Health Social Statement (Spanish)
Abortion Spanish
Abortion Social Statement (Spanish)
Genetics
Genetics Social Statement
Abortion Introduction
Abortion Social Statement Introduction
Environment Introduction
Environment Social Statement Introduction
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice Social Statement
Education Spanish
Education Social Statement (Spanish)
Economic Life Spanish
Economic Life Social Statement (Spanish)
Peace Spanish
Peace Social Statement (Spanish)
Environment
Environment Social Statement
Death Penalty
Death Penalty Social Statement
Health Summary
Health Social Statement Summary
Genetics Summary
Genetics Social Statement Summary
Abortion
Abortion Social Statement
Race
Race, Ethnicity and Culture Social Statement
Church in Society
Church in Society Social Statement
Abortion Summary
Abortion Social Statement Summary
Sexuality Summary
Sexuality Social Statement Summary
Peace
Peace Social Statement
Church in Society Summary
Church in Society Social Statement Summary
Dealth Penalty Introduction
Dealth Penalty Introduction
Death Penalty Summary
Death Penalty Social Statement Summary
Economic Life
Economic Life Social Statement
Criminal Justice Summary
Criminal Justice Summary
Education Summary
Education Social Statement Summary
Race Introduction
Race Social Statement Introduction
Health Introduction
Health Social Statement Introduction
Education Introduction
Education Social Statement Introduction
Peace Introduction
Peace Social Statement Introduction
Church in Society Introduction
Church in Society Social Statement Introduction
Economic Life Introduction
Economic Life Social Statement Introduction
Sexuality Introduction
Sexuality Social Statement Introduction