United Methodist General Commission on Archives and History (GCAH)
The General Commission on Archives and History (GCAH) gathers, preserves, and disseminates materials on the history of The United Methodist Church and its antecedents. It maintains archives and a library in which the historical records are kept.
Randomly chosen program from the General Commission on Archives and History:
| The Worldwide Mason-Dixon Line of White Racism |
Speaker(s): Eugene Carson Blake, Del Shields (host) |
Description: The Rev. Dr. Eugene Carson Blake (1906-1985) was an American Presbyterian Church leader. From 1954 to 1957, he served as president of the National Council of Churches in the United States. From 1966 to 1972, he served as General Secretary of the World Council of Churches. He saw racism as a sin and and a force of evil in the world. One caller argues that the Bible calls for racial segregation and enforcement of slavery. Blake believes that Christians need to repent of such thinking and act for equality. Blake's stand against racism was a hallmark of his ministry. Another caller wants to know how Christians from Communist countries can be trusted not to represent Communism. Blake says pressures on Christians in Eastern Europe can be intense, but to write-off the Christian leaders from Eastern Europe is foolish. Another caller recited an imaginative story of how the King James Bible came to be. Blake spoke of the more-recent and better translations that come with continuing scholarship. | Length: 58:52 | Recording Date: October 15, 1968 | Recorded at: WRVR Radio Studio, New York City |
