Voices of Faith at Work in the World

About this Collection

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.

Randomly-chosen Program From This Collection:

Interview: Rev. James Lawson

Speaker(s): James Lawson, Tom McInally (interviewer)

Description: The Rev. James Lawson (1928-2024), United Methodist pastor and civil rights justice leader, shares his faith story. A counterpart of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Lawson played a primary role in the Civil Rights Movement. Now retired, he continues to teach non-violence and fight for the rights of the oppressed.

Length: 51:53
Recording Date: January 17, 2003
Recorded at: Phone interview