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:

Norman Cousins at the Religious Public Relations Council

Speaker(s): Norman Cousins

Description: Norman Cousins was the keynote speaker at the 1976 national meeting of the Religious Public Relations Council (later known as the Religion Communicators Council). At this 200th anniversary of the U.S., Cousins spoke about the founding fathers and their focus on freedom of religion. He also looks at the real principles proposed at the nation's outset, and the attempt to define states' rights and national power in a balance with personal freedoms. Cousins (1915-1990) was an American political journalist, author, professor, and world peace advocate. He was editor-in-chief of the Saturday Review for many years. Politically, Cousins was a tireless advocate of liberal causes, such as nuclear disarmament and world peace, which he promoted through his writings in Saturday Review.

Length: 39:18
Recording Date: April 1976
Recorded at: Benjamin Franklin Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania