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History of interdenominational and interfaith cooperation, including the work conducted by the following organizations: Religious News Service, National Council of the Churches of Christ, American and Foreign Christian Union, American Sunday School Union, Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America, and Home Missions Council of North America. Featured image: Delegates of the World's First Religious Parliament, Art Palace, Chicago, Illinois, September 21, 1893.

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Title:
German Church, Oct. 1933-Sept. 1949.
Description:
Correspondence, reports, articles, and materials of the Commission on a Just and Durable Peace. Most of the correspondence is written by Chairman of the Commission (and later Secretary of State), John Foster Dulles.
Creator:
Dulles, John Foster, 1888-1959. (author), Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. Commission on a Just and Durable Peace. (author)
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. Commission on a Just and Durable Peace., Dulles, John Foster, 1888-1959., Barnes, Roswell P. (Roswell Parkhurst), 1901-1949., Niebuhr, Reinhold, 1892-1971., Leiper, Henry Smith, 1891-1975., Nolde, O. Frederick (Otto Frederick), 1899-1972., Van Kirk, Walter W. (Walter William), 1891-1956., Cavert, Samuel McCrea, 1888-1976., Van Dusen, Henry P. (Henry Pitney), 1897-1975.
Topics:
Interdenominational cooperation--Germany., Religion and culture--Germany.
Geographic subjects:
Germany.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:309510
Title:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America Committee on Policy, circa 1926-1932.
Description:
Primarily meeting minutes.
Creator:
Cavert, Samuel McCrea, 1888-1976. (author)
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives.
Topics:
Interdenominational cooperation.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:171051
Title:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America Radio Committee, 1925-1931.
Description:
Primarily meeting minutes.
Creator:
Cavert, Samuel McCrea, 1888-1976. (author), Gordon, Frederick M. (author), Van Houten, Katherine. (author), Aylesworth, Merlin Hall, 1886-1952. (author), Stelzle, Charles, 1869-1941. (author)
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives., National Broadcasting Company.
Topics:
Interdenominational cooperation., Religious broadcasting--Christianity.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:170796
Title:
Correspondence primarily between Henry Smith Leiper and Samuel McCrea Cavert, April 1933-Nov. 1949.
Description:
Files of General Secretary of the Federal Council of Churches, Samuel McCrea Cavert. Also includes some correspondence with Roswell P. Barnes.
Creator:
Cavert, Samuel McCrea, 1888-1976. (author), Leiper, Henry Smith, 1891-1975. (author), Barnes, Roswell P. (Roswell Parkhurst), 1901-1990. (author)
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives., Cavert, Samuel McCrea, 1888-1976., Leiper, Henry Smith, 1891-1975., Barnes, Roswell P. (Roswell Parkhurst), 1901-1990.
Topics:
Interdenominational cooperation.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:170151
Title:
Correspondence primarily between J. Oscar Lee and Samuel McCrea Cavert, Nov. 1947-Nov. 1950.
Description:
Files of General Secretary of the Federal Council of Churches, Samuel McCrea Cavert. Also includes some correspondence with Roswell P. Barnes.
Creator:
Cavert, Samuel McCrea, 1888-1976. (author), Lee, J. Oscar, 1910-1995. (author), Barnes, Roswell P. (Roswell Parkhurst), 1901-1990. (author)
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives., Cavert, Samuel McCrea, 1888-1976., Lee, J. Oscar, 1910-1995., Barnes, Roswell P. (Roswell Parkhurst), 1901-1990.
Topics:
Interdenominational cooperation.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:170084
Title:
Report of the Commission on Family Life to the Quadrennial Meeting of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America.
Creator:
Eckman, G. P. (George Peck), 1860-1920. (editor)
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. Committee on Marriage and the Home.
Topics:
Marriage--Religious aspects--Christianity., Home--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects:
Saint Louis (Mo.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:169163
Title:
Has the American Home Become Unstable?
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. Committee on Marriage and the Home.
Topics:
Marriage--Religious aspects--Christianity., Home--Religious aspects--Christianity., Divorce--Religious aspects--Christianity.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:169158
Title:
Should the United States Adopt Permanent Military Conscription?
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives., United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc., Educational Policies Commission., American Association of School Administrators., American Council on Education., National Congress of Parents and Teachers., Association of American Colleges., Catholic Church--Bishops., United Council of Church Women., Northern Baptist Convention., Annual Conference of the Church of the Brethren., Methodist Church (U.S.). General Conference., United Lutheran Church in America., Christian Churches (Disciples of Christ). International Convention., American Federation of Labor., Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters., Illinois State Federation of Labor., National Child Labor Committee (U.S.), National Farmers' Union (U.S.), National Council for the Social Studies.
Topics:
Draft., Interdenominational cooperation.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:165999
Title:
Fellowship of Reconciliation, 1948-1950.
Description:
Primarily consists of correspondence.
Creator:
Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.) (creator)
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America., Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.), International Fellowship of Reconciliation.
Topics:
Peace., Peaceful change (International relations)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:165954
Title:
Correspondence regarding Alcide de Gasperi, 1947.
Description:
Files of General Secretary of the Federal Council of Churches, Samuel McCrea Cavert, regarding the Prime Minister of Italy, Alcide de Gasperi, from January through February of 1947. Correspondence primarily authored by McCrea Cavert, with some letters written by other high ranking officials such as Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles.
Creator:
Cavert, Samuel McCrea, 1888-1976. (author), Dulles, John Foster, 1888-1959. (author), Byrnes, James F. (James Francis), 1882-1972. (author), Barnes, Roswell P. (Roswell Parkhurst), 1901-1990. (author), Diffendorfer, Ralph E. (Ralph Eugene), 1879-1951. (author)
Subject names:
De Gasperi, Alcide, 1881-1954., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives.
Topics:
Interdenominational cooperation--Italy.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:145183
Title:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America Executive Committee minutes and reports, Jan 1940-Feb 1941.
Creator:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. Executive Committee. (author)
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America.
Topics:
Interdenominational cooperation., Christian union--United States--Societies, etc., Councils and synods, Ecumenical.
Geographic subjects:
United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:132222
Title:
The churches and the international crisis, 1938.
Description:
A message to the churches from a Conference of Church Leaders held in New York City, January 24 and 25, 1938. Received by the Executive Committee of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America and commended to the churches for their careful attention and study.
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. Executive Committee.
Topics:
Interdenominational cooperation., Christian union--United States--Societies, etc., Councils and synods, Ecumenical.
Geographic subjects:
New York (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:132209
Title:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America Executive Committee minutes and reports, Jan 1938-Nov 1939.
Creator:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. Executive Committee. (author)
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America.
Topics:
Interdenominational cooperation., Christian union--United States--Societies, etc., Councils and synods, Ecumenical.
Geographic subjects:
United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:131809
Title:
Correspondence primarily between George A., Buttrick and Samuel McCrea Cavert, 1940.
Description:
Files of General Secretary of the Federal Council of Churches, Samuel McCrea Cavert.
Creator:
Cavert, Samuel McCrea, 1888-1976. (author), Buttrick, George Arthur, 1892-1980. (author)
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives., Cavert, Samuel McCrea, 1888-1976., Buttrick, George Arthur, 1892-1980.
Topics:
Interdenominational cooperation.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116028
Title:
A Call to a National Day of Prayer, Sunday, February 18, 1917 to the Church of Christ in America and to All Christian People.
Description:
A Call to a National Day of Prayer Sunday, February 18, 1917, to the Churches of Christ in America and to All Christian People, by the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America.
Creator:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. (publisher), North, Frank Mason, 1850-1935. (author), Macfarland, Charles S. (author)
Topics:
World War, 1914-1918.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:10148
Title:
A Call to a National Day of Prayer, Sunday, February 18, 1917 to the Church of Christ in America and to All Christian People.
Description:
A Call to a National Day of Prayer Sunday, February 18, 1917, to the Churches of Christ in America and to All Christian People, by the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America.
Creator:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. (publisher), North, Frank Mason, 1850-1935. (author), Macfarland, Charles S. (author)
Topics:
World War, 1914-1918.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:10147
Title:
A Call to a National Day of Prayer, Sunday, February 18, 1917, to the Churches of Christ in America and to All Christian People.
Description:
A Call to a National Day of Prayer Sunday, February 18, 1917, to the Churches of Christ in America and to All Christian People, by the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America.
Creator:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. (publisher), North, Frank Mason, 1850-1935. (author), Macfarland, Charles S. (author)
Topics:
World War, 1914-1918.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:10146
Title:
Federal Council of Churches Commission on Federated Movements leaflet.
Description:
[Front and back cover of a leaflet. Page 1 of cover titled: Why the Commission on Federated Movements of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America? Back cover titled: Why an Inter-Church Organization in Your Community?]
Creator:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. (creator)
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. Commission on Federated Movements., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8750
Title:
French chaplains presenting message.
Description:
[Federal Council Bulletin, A Journal of Religious Cooperation and Inter-church Activities, vol. 1, no. 1, January 1918] French chaplains presenting message from French Protestant churches to Federal Council officials. From left to right: Chaplain Monod, Rev. Charles S. Macfarland, General Secretary of the Federal Council; Rev. Frank Mason North, President of the Federal Council; Chaplain Lauga.
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Periodicals., Macfarland, Charles S., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives.
Topics:
World War, 1914-1918--War work--Presbyterian Church., Protestant Church--France--20th century., Interdenominational cooperation.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8468
Title:
The Chaplain's Medal.
Description:
[Federal Council Bulletin, A Journal of Religious Cooperation and Inter-church Activities, vol. 3, no. 5, May 1920] The Chaplain's Medal.
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Periodicals., Federal Council Bulletin., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives.
Topics:
World War, 1914-1918--War work--Presbyterian Church., Military chaplains--Medals., Interdenominational cooperation.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8458

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