Social and political issues and activism

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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:
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:
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:
A semi-centenary discourse, delivered in the First African Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, on the fourth Sabbath of May, 1857:
Creator:
Catto, William T. (author)
Subject names:
First African Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.), Gloucester, John, 1776 or 1777-1822.
Topics:
African American Presbyterians--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:141202
Title:
The progress of intemperance.
Creator:
Gallaudet, Edward, 1809-1847. (author)
Topics:
Temperance--Pictorial works.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:140390
Title:
Old Rye makes a speech.
Description:
Illustration of a wheat sheaf personified as a man; in lower right corner: R.S. Bross.
Creator:
Carswell, Edward, 1832- (author)
Subject names:
Bross, Robert S., approximately 1831-, Chellis, Mary Dwinell., National Temperance Society and Publication House.
Topics:
Temperance--Poetry.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:140330
Title:
Little Joe Carter, the cripple
Creator:
Finley, Martha, 1828-1909. (author), Van Ingen & Snyder. (engraver)
Topics:
Sunday school literature., Children with disabilities--Juvenile fiction., Forgiveness--Juvenile fiction.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:81567
Title:
The divine goodness displayed, in the American Revolution: a sermon preached in New York, December 11th, 1783.
Creator:
Rodgers, John, 1727-1811. (author)
Topics:
Sermons, American--18th century., Thanksgiving Day sermons--Early works to 1800.
Geographic subjects:
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Sermons--Early works to 1800.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:75419
Title:
The ruinous consequences of gambling / by an able writer at the west ; with confessions of a fashionable gamester.
Topics:
Gambling--Religious aspects--Christianity.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:10935

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