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:

Health Beyond Medicine

Speaker(s): Paul Pearsall, Hal Dragseth (announcer)

Description: Dr. Paul Pearsall (1942-2007) was a clinical neurophychologist. In this program, he debunks many myths about causing one's own illness but also suggests that health is more than medicine. Pearsall was one of the most requested speakers in the world, having given over 6,000 keynote addresses to corporate groups, medical associations, and the 50 U.S. state governors. He wrote 18 best-selling books and received numerous awards for his research on the relationship among the brain, heart, and immune system. The radio program, "Scan," was nationally-syndicated, airing in the U.S. and around the world from 1975 to 1991. This program features first-person stories of individuals who share their lived-out wisdom.

Length: 20:38