Preparatory Readings

Institute participants will benefit from having read the following essays:

• Fr John Breck, "Sexuality, Marriage, and Covenant Responsibility," in The Sacred Gift of Life: Orthodox Christianity and Bioethics (SVS Press, 1998), pp. 55-125.
  
• Charles H. Talbert, "Are There Biblical Norms for Christian Marriage?" in Family Ministry 15 (Spring 2001), 16-27. (available here in .pdf format)

The Sacred Gift of Life: Orthodox Christianity and Bioethics may also be ordered through SVS Press.