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The historical religion programs in this collection came from the archives, library shelves, and back rooms of many organizations. Faith groups represented include African Methodist Episcopal, Baptist, Episcopal, Lutheran, Mennonite, Methodist, Presbyterian, Quaker, Roman Catholic, Salvation Army, United Church of Christ, United Methodist, and others. The majority, 1,031 recordings, are from United Methodist national agencies, annual conferences, seminaries, and other sources.
This SoundTheology online archive is an independent service of Audio-Rescue.com, provided in conjunction with the United Methodist General Commission on Archives and History (GCAH). Many of these programs would have been lost forever if not saved in this project. The originating institutions have made the recordings available for public access to further private study, scholarship, and research. They retain the rights to the recordings.
This audio collection has been chosen for inclusion in the Library of Congress Radio Preservation Task Force Sound Collection Database.
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Race Relations and the Church: Footsteps of a Dream
Speaker(s): Howard Thurman
Description: On Convocation Day, 1958 at Princeton Theological Seminary, Dr. Howard Thurman discusses the themes of racial prejudice, segregation, and social responsibility from a Christian perspective.
Howard Thurman (1899-1981) was a theologian, preacher, educator, author, and civil rights leader. After receiving his bachelor’s degree at Atlanta’s Morehouse College and his bachelor of divinity degree at Rochester Theological Seminary, Thurman served as an administrator and teacher at Spelman College, Morehouse, Howard University, and Boston University. In 1944, Thurman co-founded the Fellowship Church for All Peoples in San Francisco, America’s first interracial and multi-faith congregation. Thurman wrote more than 20 books and is celebrated as one of the most influential preachers and theologians of the 20th century.Length: 59:24
Recording Date: April 16, 1958
Recorded at: Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey