Except where noted, material from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America can be ordered through the ELCA Distribution Center for the cost of the item plus postage and handling. Please use the code number given below. Single copies of the social statements may be obtained through the Division for Church in Society.

Companion Volume Almen, Louis T., and Marie Failinger. Two Essays on Educational Choice: Lutheran Perspectives. Division for Church in Society and Division for Higher Education and Schools, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 1995. (3, 5) (Code number XX-XXXX) [Cost is $1 plus S & H.]

Social Statements From the American Lutheran Church "Church-State Relations in the USA," 1966. (5) (Code 67-1101) "Christian Concern for General Education," 1974. (1,3) (Code 67-1096) "The Nature of the Church and Its Relationship with Government," 1979. (5) (Code 67-1142...) "Tax Credits for Private School Tuition Payments," 1983. (4) (Code 67-1160) "Public Schools and Religious Practices," 1984. (3) (Code 67-1149)

From the Lutheran Church in America "Prayer and Bible Reading in the Public Schools," 1964. (3) (Code 67-1132) "Church and State: A Lutheran Perspective," 1966. (5) (Code 67-1122) "Religious Liberty in the United States," 1968. (5) (Code 67-1129) "Economic Justice," 1980. (4) (Code 67-1126)

From the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America "The Church in Society: A Lutheran Perspective," 1991. (Code 69-2102) [Cost is 10¢ plus S & H.]

Other ELCA Resources "Statistical Report - School Year 1990-1991," ELCA Related Elementary Schools and Sunday Schools," Division for Higher Education and Schools, 1991.

Selected Writings
Bates, Stephen. Battleground. New York: Henry Holt, 1993. (3)

Carter, Stephen. "God: A Course of Study," The Culture of Disbelief. New York: Basic Books, 1993, 183-210. (3)

Chubb, John E., and Terry M. Moe. Politics, Markets and America's Schools. Washington, D.C., The Brookings Institution, 1990.

Coons, John E. "School Choice as Simple Justice," First Things (April 1992), 15-22. (3)

Couser, Richard B. "Part 1: The U.S. Constitution and Religion," Ministry and the American Legal System. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1993. (3, 5)

Democracy and the Renewal of Public Education. Edited by Richard John Neuhaus. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdman's, 1987.

Giardina, Anthony. "Fighting in the Schoolyard," Harper's (April 1994). (3)

Glenn, Charles L., and Joshua L. Glenn. "Making Room for Religious Conviction in Democracy's Schools," Schooling Children. Edited by Stanley Hauerwas and John W. Westerhoff. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdman's, 1992, 88-114. (3)

Kraushaar, Otto F. Private Schools: From Puritans to the Present. Bloomington, Indiana: Phi Delta Kappa, 1976. (2)

Kuck, Cynde. "Schools as Gateways (Why do non-Lutherans send their children to Lutheran schools?)," Views and Visions, Evangelical Lutheran Education Association, North Hollywood, California (January, 1994). (2)

Levin, H.M. Educational Choice and the Pains of Democracy. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1983.

Nord, Warren A. Religion & American Education. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, 1995. (3)

Provenzo, Eugene. Religious Fundamentalism and American Education: The Battle for the Public Schools. Albany: State University of New York, 1990. (3)

Randall, Ruth, and Keith Geiger. School Choice Issues & Answers. Bloomington, Indiana, 1991. (1)

"Religious Liberty, Public Education, and the Future of American Democracy." A Statement from 17 religious, civil liberties, and educational groups. Arlington, Virginia: Freedom Forum World Center, 1995.

School: A Matter of Choice. Paris, France: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 1994. (4)

The State of America's Children 1992. Washington D.C.: Children's Defense Fund, 1992. (1)

United States Catholic Elementary Schools and Their Finances. Edited by Robert J. Kealy. Washington, D.C.: National Catholic Education Association, 1992. (2)

Why We Still Need Public Schools. Edited by Art Must, Jr. Buffalo, New York: Prometheus Books, 1992. See especially chapter 21, "Why Private Choice is Not the Answer," by Colin Greer