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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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Christopher Morse papers, 1960 -- 2012

6.75 linear feet
Christopher L. Morse (1935-) graduated from Union Theological Seminiary with an S.T.M in 1968 and a Ph.D. in 1976, and is a Presbyterian minister, Biblical scholar, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer Professor Emeritus at Union. This collection contains correspondence, research files, publications, administrative materials, and audio cassettes.
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Charles Cotton Kimball papers, 1859 -- 1862

0.5 Linear Feet
UTS Alumnus of 1862 and Reverend. The collection contains manuscript notebooks detailing lectures by professors at UTS.
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Charles Cotton Kimball papers, 1859 -- 1862 0.5 linear feet

lectures on Systematic Theology and the Trinity, and Dr. T.H. Skinner's lectures on the Church and Pastoral

This series contains Charles Cotton Kimball's bound manuscript notebooks detailing lectures at Union Theological Seminary from 1859 – 1862. The volumes describe Dr. Edward Robinson's lectures on Old Testament and New Testament history, Dr. R.D. Hitchcock's lectures on Church History, Dr. H.B. Smith's lectures on Systematic Theology and the Trinity, and Dr. T.H. Skinner's lectures on the Church and Pastoral Theology,and also include Dr. Hitchcock's recommended book list for a clergyman's library.

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James Hal Cone papers, circa 1945 -- 2019

74.5 linear feet
This collection contains professional and personal materials of Reverend Doctor James Hal Cone, a pioneering voice in American religious history and founder of Black Liberation Theology. Materials include writings, notes, teaching materials such as syllabi and student work, lectures and documentation of speaking engagements, supporting research for and manuscripts of publications, photographs, personal and professional correspondence, documentation of committee and other work at UTS, AV materials used for research and documenting speaking engagements, books, and awards and memorabilia.
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American Madura Mission records, circa 1900 -- 1944, bulk 1944

0.25 linear feet
This collection contains recollections of Dr. John J. Banninga, a missionary in Madura from 1901-1942, as well as sermons by the Rev. P. Thomas Pastor of Trinity Church, Tirumangalam.
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American Madura Mission records, circa 1900 -- 1944, bulk 1944 0.25 linear feet

. Thomas Pastor of Trinity Church, Tirumangalam.

This series contains the typed recollections of Dr. John J. Banninga, a missionary with the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in Madura from 1901-1942, titled, "Notes on the History of the American Madura Mission, South India, since the 75th Anniversary in 1909." Banninga wrote the document in Boston in 1944 at the request of Reverend Enoch F. Bell, concerning the history of the Madura Mission since the writing of the 75th anniversary book, "Seventy-Five Years in Madura," by Dr. John S. Chandler, 1849-1934. Banninga's recollections were designed to provide further anecdotal information. A later addition to the collection consists of two handwritten and bound sermons by the Rev. P. Thomas Pastor of Trinity Church, Tirumangalam.

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Theological Discussion Group papers, 1934 -- 1961

2.25 linear feet
The Theological Discussion Group, meeting twice yearly in weekend retreat initially at Yale University, included Reinhold Niebuhr, Richard Niebuhr, Paul Tillich, Henry Van Dusen, James Luther Adams, Georgia Harkness and many other leading Christian thinkers. Papers were presented and critiqued, and issues concerning the evolution of Christianity and the modern world discussed. The collection contains typescript addresses presented to the Theological Discussion Group, as well as a small amount of administrative correspondence, including lists of members.
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The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit, 12th Meeting, Yale DS, New Haven, CT, Feb 10-12, 1939 Box 2, Folder 4

Tillich, Paul Holy Spirit and the General Concept of Spirit Calhoun, Robert L. Holy Spirit in the Trinity

Addresses: Steere, Douglas Holy Spirit (God and Man) McGregor, D.A. Holy Spirit and the Church Tillich, Paul Holy Spirit and the General Concept of Spirit Calhoun, Robert L. Holy Spirit in the Trinity Van Dusen, Henry Memorandum Administrative Papers from John M. Moore: Correspondence and Schedule of Meeting, Jan 2, 1939 Correspondence re death of Ernest A. 'Syme' Yarrow

  1. Theological Discussion Group papers, 1934 -- 1961
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Emilie M. Townes papers, 1960 -- 2022

36.25 linear feet
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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H. Richard Niebuhr essays, circa 1925 -- 1950

0.25 linear feet
H. Richard Niebuhr was president of Elmhurst College, 1924-1927; Sterling Professor of Theology and Christian Ethics, 1954-1962 at Yale University (faculty since 1931); and was known for conglomerating neoorthodoxy, realism, and Christian existentialism. The collection contains 13 typescript essays thematically divided into four sections: Deity of God; Human bondage; Divine action and human response; and Catholic vision.
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Robert Tobias papers, circa 1960 -- 1961

1.25 linear feet
Robert Tobias was a scholar, professor and leader of the ecumenical movement. The collection contains files pertaining to the potential founding of a World Association of Theological Schools, including correspondence, draftts, and catalogues and course descriptions from seminaries.
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Seminaries, United States and Canada: S-T, circa 1961 Box 2, Folder 12

, University of Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa Trinity College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Starr King School for the Ministry, Berkeley, California The Theological School, Drew University, Madison, New Jersey Theological School, St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York The Theological Seminary, University of Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa Trinity College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  1. Robert Tobias papers, circa 1960 -- 1961
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Patricia Wilson-Kastner papers, 1944-1998, bulk 1976-1998

17.4 linear feet

The majority of the collection consists of notes, sermons, and subject files relating to Wilson-Kastner's work in the ordained ministry. Also included are correspondence, lecture notes, church bulletins, diplomas, journals, published articles, clippings from magazines and newspapers, and a small amount of audiovisual material.

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Carter Heyward papers, 1967 -- 2017

22.5 linear feet
Carter Heyward is an Episcopal priest, theologian, activist and writer, and a Professor Emerita of the Episcopal Divinity School. The collection consists of correspondence, lectures, sermons, publications, audio and video tapes and artifacts documenting Heyward's ordination to the Episcopal priesthood in 1974 and her career as professor at the Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Box 9, circa 1967 -- 1999 Box 9

Doctrine of the Trinity. By Drew Dermot Hanlon (1993, with some correspondence) "The Women's Ordination

Dissertation-"The Redemption of God" 1979 "Writing on the Boundaries: Rhetorical Analysis of the Writings of the Rev. Carter Heyward" by Kirstin Melissa Danner-1994 "Relation and Faith: the Theology of Carter Heyward" by Elizabeth Jane Collier (1991) Feministische und/oder weibliche ethik? (1991) "Ravenous Lust for Life: A Critique of Carter Heyward's Doctrine of God in Light of Jurgen Moltmann's Relational Doctrine of the Trinity. By Drew Dermot Hanlon (1993, with some correspondence) "The Women's Ordination Imbroglio *Why can't a woman be more like a man?" by Peter Megargee Brown

  1. Series 1: Papers, circa 1967 -- 2017

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