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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.
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The Pope's Encyclical Against Artificial Birth Control
Speaker(s): Bernard Haring, Del Shields (host)
Description: On July 25, 1968, Pope Paul VI issued an encyclical titled "Humanae Vitae", Latin for "Of Human Life." Mainly because of its prohibition of all forms of "artificial" birth control, the encyclical was politically controversial and many American Catholic theologians disagreed with the encyclical. One of the objectors was this program's guest, Father Bernard Haring (1912-1988). Haring was a leader in moving Catholic moral theology to a more personalist and scripture-based approach. Callers want to know what the church will do about couples using birth control, what biblical support there is for large families, how to justify the pressure of a large family puts on the parents, and what allows theologians to disagree with biblical teaching. Haring says Catholics must pay attention to the encyclical, but if they determine they must use contraception, they may follow their own conscience and don't need to confess their practice. Haring also agrees with a caller that the rhythm method is also a form of contraception.Length: 58:47
Recording Date: August 12, 1968
Recorded at: WRVR Radio Studio, New York City