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Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

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The Burke Library is one of the largest theological libraries in North America, with holdings of over 700,000 items, including extensive special collections. The mission of the Burke Library is to identify, acquire, organize, provide access to, interpret, and preserve for the future information in the field of theology and contextually related areas of study.

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Emilie M. Townes papers, 1960 -- 2022

36.25 linear feet
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Emilie M. Townes is a womanist ethicist and an author and speaker on African American women and the church, specializing in themes such as the oppressive forces of race, sex, and sexuality in the church and society. She has held appointments at the Vanderbilt University Divinity School, the Yale Divinity School, and Union Theological Seminary. The collection contains addresses and sermons, publications, correspondence, coursework and teaching material, memorabilia, and other related materials that reflect her life, work, and thought as a womanist theologian.
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Robert T. Handy papers, circa 1930 -- 1986

3 linear feet
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Robert T. Handy (1918-2009) was a Union Theological Seminary Professor of Church History and Academic Dean and Adjunct Columbia University Religion Department faculty member, and published a history of UTS in 1987. The collection contains a typescript of Handy's History of Union Theological Seminary, as well as correspondence and administrative materials of organizations that Handy was involved in: the Fellowship of Socialist Christians (FSC) and Christian Action (CA).
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Encuentro Latinoamericano de Cristianos por el Socialismo Records, 1972

1 box
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Includes internal working documents; miscellaneous preparatory materials, organization material, correspondence, press releases, domestic news releases, and regular periodic correspondence of the Secretariado Chileno Sacerdotal Cristianos por el Socialismo Etapes prior to and after the conference.

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Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America records, 1905 -- 1971

1.5 linear feet
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The Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America (FCC), officially founded in 1908, differed from other Christian Unity movements due to its emphasis on cooperation between denominations through service rather than an attempt to unite upon definitions of theology and polity. In 1950 the FCC was integrated into the National Council of Churches. This collection contains newspaper and magazine articles, journals, pamphlets, booklets, correspondence, minutes, reports, and position papers.
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Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America records, 1905 -- 1971 1.5 linear feet

Beverly Wildung Harrison Papers, 1927-2013, bulk 1970-2000

80 boxes 10 oversized boxes 9 records cartons
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This collection consists of lectures, notes, course materials and correspondence related to teaching, research notes and manuscripts on the topics of feminism and womanism, sexual and economic ethics, liberalism and church and society. Included are materials from Harrisons participation in the American Academy of Religion and Society of Christian Ethics and personal correspondence with former students, colleagues and family members. The collection also includes materials related to her retirement in Redbud Spring, North Carolina, photographs and memorabilia.

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Anne McGrew Bennett papers, 1969 -- 1989

0.25 linear feet
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Anne McGrew Bennett was a feminist theologian and a founder of the Center for Women and Religion at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA, and was married to John C. Bennett, a president of Union Theological Seminary in New York City. This collection contains materials reflecting McGrew Bennett's activism against the Vietnam War, her feminist theology, and her involvement in the life of Union Theological Seminary.
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Katie G. Cannon papers, 1955 -- 2018

2.75 linear feet
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Katie Geneva Cannon, the first African-American woman ordained in the United Presbyterian Church, was a minister, professor, and foundational voice of womanist theology. The collection contains professional and personal materials including coursework, biographical material, artwork, teaching resources including syllabi, writing and research materials including drafts and notes, sermons, lectures and documentation of speaking engagements, correspondence, and publicity materials.
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