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Church involvement in social and political issues and activism, including civil rights, protests, and war work. Also, social and political reformers connected to the church. See the following related collections: Civil rights, protests, and social reformers; Wars. Featured image: Religious with Rosa Parks, 1963.

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Title:
Theological Reflections on the Death Penalty.
Description:
Written by John H. Leith for the PCUS General Assembly Mission Board, 1979. Featured as a chapter in "Pilgrimage of a Presbyterian: Collected Shorter Writings" (2001).
Creator:
Leith, John H. (author), Raynal, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1943- (editor)
Subject names:
Leith, John H., Presbyterian Church in the U.S. General Assembly Mission Board.
Topics:
Capital punishment--Religious aspects--Christianity., Church and social problems--Presbyterian Church., Theology--Study and teaching.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:353885
Title:
Toyohiko Kagawa.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Dr. T. Kagawa.
Creator:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly. (publisher)
Subject names:
Kagawa, Toyohiko, 1888-1960., Kagawa, Toyohiko, 1888-1960--Portaits.
Topics:
Portraits--Japan., Labor leaders--Japan.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348018
Title:
Kagawa Archives and Resource Center.
Description:
Text transcribed from computer-translated caption: Toyohiko Kagawa Memorial Matsuzawa Museum Memorial Chapel Stained Glass (painted by Toyohiko Kagawa) Produced by Otsuka Kogeisha.
Creator:
Kagawa Toyohiko Kinen Matsuzawa Shiryōkan. (publisher)
Subject names:
Kagawa Toyohiko Kinen Matsuzawa Shiryōkan.
Topics:
Church buildings--Japan--Tokyo., Stained glass windows--Japan--Tokyo.
Geographic subjects:
Tokyo (Japan), Setagaya-ku (Tokyo, Japan)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348017
Title:
Kagawa Archives and Resource Center.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Front of Toyohiko Kagawa Memorial Matsuzawa Museum. Produced by Otsuka Kogeisha.
Creator:
Kagawa Toyohiko Kinen Matsuzawa Shiryōkan. (publisher)
Subject names:
Kagawa Toyohiko Kinen Matsuzawa Shiryōkan.
Topics:
Church buildings--Japan--Tokyo.
Geographic subjects:
Tokyo (Japan), Setagaya-ku (Tokyo, Japan)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348015
Title:
Kagawa Archives and Resource Center.
Description:
Text transcribed from computer-translated caption: Front of Toyohiko Kagawa Memorial Matsuzawa Museum Memorial Chapel. Produced by Otsuka Kogeisha.
Creator:
Kagawa Toyohiko Kinen Matsuzawa Shiryōkan. (publisher)
Subject names:
Kagawa Toyohiko Kinen Matsuzawa Shiryōkan.
Topics:
Church buildings--Japan--Tokyo.
Geographic subjects:
Tokyo (Japan), Setagaya-ku (Tokyo, Japan)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348014
Title:
Toyohiko Kagawa.
Description:
Text transcribed from computer-translated caption: Portrait of Toyohiko Kagawa. Painted by Misumi Nagao.
Creator:
Kagawa Toyohiko Kinen Matsuzawa Shiryōkan. (publisher), Nagao, Misumi (artist)
Subject names:
Kagawa, Toyohiko, 1888-1960., Kagawa, Toyohiko, 1888-1960--Portraits.
Topics:
Pacifists--Japan., Labor leaders--Japan.
Geographic subjects:
Tokyo (Japan), Setagaya-ku (Tokyo, Japan)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348013
Title:
Kagawa Archives and Resource Center.
Description:
Text transcribed from computer- translated caption: Toyohiko Kagawa Memorial Matsuzawa Museum Interior of the Memorial Chapel.
Creator:
Kagawa Toyohiko Kinen Matsuzawa Shiryōkan. (publisher)
Subject names:
Kagawa Toyohiko Kinen Matsuzawa Shiryōkan.
Topics:
Church buildings--Japan--Tokyo.
Geographic subjects:
Tokyo (Japan), Setagaya-ku (Tokyo, Japan)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348012
Title:
Restorative Actions.
Description:
Web site of Restorative Actions, a grass roots voluntary initiative for churches, individuals, mid-councils, and agencies of the Presbyterian Church (USA) as well as other ecumenical partners and interested organizations, to take a leadership stance in opposition to racism and racial privilege. Its premise is that it would be right and fair for predominantly white churches and affiliated organizations to return benefits that have accrued to them directly or indirectly from systemic inequities.
Topics:
Race relations--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:288194
Title:
Friendshipment information packet and publicity materials, 1975.
Description:
Promotional materials for Friendshipment, an American civilian campaign inspired by the need for humanitarian assistance in Vietnam after the war.
Subject names:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service., Friendshipment (Campaign)
Topics:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Religious aspects--Christianity., Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Civilian relief., Humanitarian assistance, American--Vietnam.
Geographic subjects:
Vietnam.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:280837
Title:
Restorative Justice: Toward Nonviolence.
Description:
The Discussion on Crime and Justice Continues by the Rev. Virginia Mackey. A discussion, study, and action resource which calls upon individuals, groups, and congregations in the Presbyterian Church to work towards establishing a restorative criminal justice model that provides a nonviolent alternative to imprisonment.
Creator:
Mackey, Virginia. (author)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Criminal Justice Program.
Topics:
Social justice--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Restorative justice--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:280498
Title:
Korean Orphans, Mission-Supported Orphanage Programs; Mixed-blood/Proxy Adoption, 1949-1964.
Topics:
Missions--Korea., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea--Church history--20th century., Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181063
Title:
Korean Orphans, Mission-Supported Orphanage Programs; Mixed-blood/Proxy Adoption, 1949-1964.
Topics:
Missions--Korea., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea--Church history--20th century., Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:180878
Title:
Presbyterian Social Witness Policy Compilation
Description:
Compiled by the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy. Includes index.
Creator:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). (creator)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)--Doctrines., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.--Doctrines., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Doctrines., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy.
Topics:
Church and social problems--Presbyterian Church., Church and the world--Presbyterian Church.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:176522
Title:
Katie G. Cannon's lecture notes.
Description:
Lecture notes regarding the Syrian Civil War. Credit: Center for Womanist Leadership, Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, Virginia.
Creator:
Cannon, Katie G. (author)
Subject names:
Cannon, Katie G., Archives.
Topics:
African American Presbyterians., African American intellectuals., Presbyterian women--United States., Civil war--Syria.
Geographic subjects:
Syria--History--Civil War, 2011-.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:175562
Title:
Red China Celebration in Shanghai.
Description:
Different aspects of parade.
Creator:
LaGamma, Frank. (photographer)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China--Shanghai., Communism--China--Shanghai., Parades--China--Shanghai.
Geographic subjects:
Shanghai (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:161194
Title:
Chris Paige oral history, 2019.
Description:
Chris Paige is a transgender activist who created Transfaith Online in 1999. Paige was ordained as an elder in the PC(USA) in 1971 and helped establish transgender groups in the United Church of Christ, the Fellowship of Affirming Ministries, and throughout Philadelphia.
Creator:
Paige, Chris. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Subject names:
More Light Presbyterians
Topics:
Gender identity--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Christian transgender people., Transgender people.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:153484
Title:
Princess has happy audience.
Description:
Princess Margaret speaks to four clergymen at a community house.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:150222
Title:
Priest and 18 others arrested during abortion clinic sit-in.
Description:
The Rev. James J. Danis, a Roman Catholic priest of St. Louis, wearing a sweat shirt above, waits in a police patrol wagon after being arrested with 18 others on trespassing charges during a sit-in protest at the Regency Park Gynecological Center.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:150220
Title:
Youth present pessimistic views.
Description:
Gabe Pressman (left), a television news commentator for NBC, moderates a panel discussion, questioning five young people on their views of the press, the state of human relations in the U.S., the work of the National Conference of Christians and Jews (NCCJ) and their general outlook on the future. Members of the panel are, from left: Billy Lazore, youngest chief of the Onondaga Indian Nation; Ann Robinson, a Catholic student at St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing; Mark Bruzonsky, a Jewish student at Princeton University; Pamela Barrows, a Protestant who is a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University, and Angelo Nunez, a Puerto Rican student at Columbia University.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:150218
Title:
Syrian youth's I.D. card.
Description:
This is the identity card of a 17-year-old Jewish youth who recently escaped from Syria. Diagonally across the front of the card the word "Jew" is written in red ink in Arabic. His photo, name and mother's and father's names have been covered to protect his identity and his family.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:150215

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