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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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Laymen's Foreign Missions Inquiry Records, 1879-1940

33 boxes

Laymens Foreign Missions Inquiry (LFMI); Institute of Social and Religious Research; Commission of Appraisal; National Committee for Promotion of LFMI; Modern Missions Movement; Movement for World Christianity; National Committee for Christian Education in China; Commission on Christian Education in Japan; YMCA in China. Topics include church and education, economics, medical work, women, and social, industrial, and religious backgrounds of India, Burma, China, and Japan. Report Re-Thinking Missions and its reception. Notes, manuscript reports, printed materials; missionary personnel; returned interview forms; surveys of pastors, missionaries, and medical professionals.

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Dr. Charles H. Sears' report, 1930-1931

4 boxes

Includes study of churches in various cities in Japan; original data sheets; denominational statistics; and photographs and plans of churches in Japan.

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Christianity in Japan, 1927-1931, bulk 1930-1931

10 linear feet
Reference and original research Materials produced for the Laymen's Foreign Missions I nquiry, 1930 - 1931; Papers from McGruder Ellis Sadler, Fred Roy Yoder, Margaret Elizabeth Forsyth, Thoburn Taylor Brumbaugh, Harvey Hugo Guy, George L. Maxwe ll, Nunokawa Magoichi 布川孫市, Chozo Yukimasa, Gentaro Suyehiro, Eijiro Honjo, Charles Hatch Sears
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Report of a study of Japanese opinion regarding Christianity, 1930-1931

100 pages

Report on study conducted by the Institute of Pacific Relations in Japan.

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Eastern Fellowship of Professors of Missions records, 1932 -- 1965

0.50 linear feet
This collection contains correspondence, financial records, founding documents, minutes, reports, and other resource material relating to the Eastern Fellowship of Professors of Missions, established to promote fellowship, spiritual life, and professional usefulness of members.
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