Methodist / United Methodist History

At least 600 recordings in this collection are related to the Methodist / United Methodist Church, providing a varied and deep insight. Included are these special recordings:

• The 1939 merger that created The Methodist Church
• The 1968 merger of the E.U.B. and The Methodist Church
• Earl Kent Brown’s 10-part series on American Methodism, and 5-part series on John Wesley’s Methodism
• Albert Outler’s 4-part series on Evangelism in the Methodist Tradition

To find programs on Methodism, go to our Audio Programs page and use the search system drop-downs:

Subject: look for History: Methodist, Central Jurisdiction, U.M General Conference, and Wesley, John – or any other subject you wish.

Selected Speakers: find such speakers as Earl Kent Brown, Fred Corson, Van Bogard Dunn, Judith Craig, Alvin Deer, William Boyd Grove, Charlene Kammerer, Leontine Kelly, Harry Lambdin, Joseph Lowery, Frederick Maser, Albert Outler, William Quick, Ellen Johnson Sirlief, Forrest Stith, Prince Albert Taylor, James Thomas, C. Dale White, and Woodie White.

Randomly-chosen Methodist History Program:

Description: From a lecture series called "The Vatican Council and the World of Today" at Brown University, Providence, RI. Visiting professor Fr. Bernhard Häring (1912-1998) discusses the nature of conscience and that true conscience should be tempered by intellect. Häring, was the foremost Catholic moral theologian of the 20th century and a leading advocate for church reform before, during and after the Second Vatican Council. Fr. Häring speaks following a 3-minute introduction.

Length: 1:04:07
Recording Date: February 15, 1966
Recorded at: Brown University, Providence RI