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.

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:

Description: This address was delivered at the COEMAR breakfast at the 170th General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Dr. King was 29-years-old when he gave this presentation at the invitation of the Presbyterian Board of Missions. He chose to speak about problems that face the nation. He read what he imagined might be the apostle Paul's letter to the American Christians. He note the great advance in technical areas, and science, and medicine ... but not in morality. He cited America's emphasis of mentality over morality -- a morality "by group consensus." He called out capitalism for the great disparity between abject poverty and superfluous wealth. As Paul, King called for Americans to get rid of all segregation and to let go of racism and colonialism.

Length: 36:17
Recording Date: June 3, 1958
Recorded at: Pittsburgh, PA