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Presbyterian involvement in wars from the Revolutionary War to the Vietnam War. Featured image: James Caldwell at the Battle of Springfield by Henry Alexander Ogden.

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Title:
Robert F. Smylie and Jonathan Kuttab on the Persian Gulf War, 1992, side 1.
Description:
Peacemaking conference presentation by Bob Smylie and Palestinian human rights lawyer Jonathan Kuttab on the aftermath of the 1991 Persian Gulf War.
Creator:
Smylie, Robert F. (Robert Frank), 1929- (speaker), Kuttāb, Jūnāthān. (speaker)
Topics:
Persian Gulf War, 1991.
Geographic subjects:
Kuwait., Iraq., Palestine.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116401
Title:
The Power of the State to Wage War and the Response of the Peace Movement, tape 1.
Description:
Dr. Johan Galtung, research fellow at the Center of International Studies at Princeton University, speaks at the International Peacemaking Consultation of Reformed Churches, Stony Point, May 17-21, 1987.
Creator:
Galtung, Johan Vincent, 1930- (speaker)
Topics:
Peace movements., War.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116395
Title:
The Power of the State to Wage War and the Response of the Peace Movement, tape 2.
Description:
Dr. Johan Galtung, research fellow at the Center of International Studies at Princeton University, speaks at the International Peacemaking Consultation of Reformed Churches, Stony Point, May 17-21, 1987.
Creator:
Galtung, Johan Vincent, 1930- (speaker)
Topics:
Peace movements., War.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116393
Title:
Dean Lewis interviewed by R. W. Bauer, 1983.
Description:
Interview conducted as part of Bauer's preparation of the report "An Historical Study of Past Denominational Responses to Social, Political and Economic Crises."
Creator:
Lewis, Dean H., 1926- (interviewee), Bauer, Richard Waldron, 1930- (interviewer)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (194th : 1982 : Hartford, Conn.)
Topics:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975., Civil rights--United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116206
Title:
Dean Lewis interviewed by R. W. Bauer, 1983, side 2.
Description:
Interview conducted as part of Bauer's preparation of the report "An Historical Study of Past Denominational Responses to Social, Political and Economic Crises."
Creator:
Lewis, Dean, 1926-2021. (interviewee), Bauer, Richard Waldron, 1930- (interviewer)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (194th : 1982 : Hartford, Conn.)
Topics:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975., Civil rights--United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116205
Title:
Dean Lewis interviewed by R. W. Bauer, 1983, side 3.
Description:
Interview conducted as part of Bauer's preparation of the report "An Historical Study of Past Denominational Responses to Social, Political and Economic Crises."
Creator:
Lewis, Dean, 1926-2021. (interviewee), Bauer, Richard Waldron, 1930- (interviewer)
Subject names:
Bauer, Richard Waldron, 1930-, United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (194th : 1982 : Hartford, Conn.), Lewis, Dean, 1926-2021.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116204
Title:
Dean Lewis interviewed by R. W. Bauer, 1983, side 1.
Description:
Interview conducted as part of Bauer's preparation of the report "An Historical Study of Past Denominational Responses to Social, Political and Economic Crises."
Creator:
Lewis, Dean, 1926-2021. (interviewee), Bauer, Richard Waldron, 1930- (interviewer)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (194th : 1982 : Hartford, Conn.)
Topics:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975., Civil rights--United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:115623
Title:
The Rev. J. W. Alvord's Work in the Army.
Description:
American Tract Society: The Rev. J. W. Alvord's Work in the Army.
Subject names:
Alvord, John Watson, 1807-1880.
Geographic subjects:
United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865--Chaplains.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:83191
Title:
Japanese American Incarceration Camp.
Description:
Two men and a woman sit around a table at a Japanese American incarceration camp.
Creator:
Thorne, Frederick R. (photographer)
Topics:
Japanese Americans--Missions., Japanese Americans--Forced removal and incarceration, 1942-1945., Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945., World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians., World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--United States., Incarceration camps--United States.
Geographic subjects:
United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:82975
Title:
Japanese American Incarceration Camp.
Description:
Woman caring for baby at a Japanese American incarceration camp.
Creator:
Thorne, Frederick R. (photographer)
Topics:
Japanese Americans--Missions., Japanese Americans--Forced removal and incarceration, 1942-1945., Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945., World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians., World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--United States., Incarceration camps--United States.
Geographic subjects:
United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:82974
Title:
God's favorite nation.
Description:
Sermon by Rev. Dr. Peter Marshall delivered at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C., Sunday morning, May 24, 1942.
Creator:
Marshall, Peter, 1902-1949. (author)
Subject names:
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church (Washington, D.C.)
Topics:
Sermons, American--20th century., World War, 1939-1945--Sermons., Presbyterian Church--Sermons--20th century.
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:82930
Title:
The most essential freedom.
Description:
Sermon by Rev. Dr. Peter Marshall delivered at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C., Sunday morning, December 14, 1941.
Creator:
Marshall, Peter, 1902-1949. (author)
Subject names:
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church (Washington, D.C.)
Topics:
World War, 1939-1945--Sermons., Presbyterian Church--Sermons--20th century., Sermons, American--20th century.
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:82914
Title:
The man with the bowler hat.
Description:
Sermon by Rev. Dr. Peter Marshall delivered at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C., Sunday morning, September 29, 1940.
Creator:
Marshall, Peter, 1902-1949. (author)
Subject names:
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church (Washington, D.C.)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Sermons--20th century., Sermons, American--20th century., World War, 1939-1945--Sermons.
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:82899
Title:
Why should God bless America.
Description:
Sermon by Rev. Dr. Peter Marshall delivered at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C., Sunday morning, September 15, 1940.
Creator:
Marshall, Peter, 1902-1949. (author)
Subject names:
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church (Washington, D.C.)
Topics:
World War, 1939-1945--Sermons., Presbyterian Church--Sermons--20th century., Sermons, American--20th century.
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:82859
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:
Chaplain Duffield, 1955.
Description:
Radio play on Revolutionary War service of George Duffield, aired May 16, 1955, produced by the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Broadcasting and Film Commission. Side 1: Chaplain Duffield, program 187, for broadcast the week of May 16, 1955. Episodes of the radio series, Let there be light.
Subject names:
Duffield, George, 1732-1790., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Department of Radio and Television., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Broadcasting and Film Commission.
Geographic subjects:
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:71697
Title:
Calvin Thielman, "Vietnam and the Christian Citizen," 24 March 1968.
Description:
Sermon and question-and-answer session on the Vietnam War, delivered at Rivermont Presbyterian Church (Lynchburg, Va.). Recorded by Mrs. R. McFerran Crowe. Calvin Thielman, born in Paris, Texas in 1930, was a longtime pastor of Montreat Presbyterian Church (Montreat, N.C.), chaplain of Montreat College, and associate of Billy Graham.
Creator:
Thielman, Calvin, 1930-2002. (speaker)
Subject names:
Rivermont Presbyterian Church (Lynchburg, Va.)
Topics:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
Geographic subjects:
Lynchburg (Va.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:57386
Title:
War, the Unacceptable Solution (1984)
Description:
"The issues of nuclear armament and the arms race in general are studied by looking at the effects of nuclear destruction and the efforts of people throughout the world to seek peace. Some scenes in this program graphically depict the effects of nuclear war and may not be suitable for young children." Includes scenes of Presbyterian Peace Fellowship nuclear freeze march, New York, 1982.
Creator:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Support Agency. Communications Unit. Video One (creator)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Peace Fellowship.
Topics:
Peace., Nuclear disarmament., Antinuclear movement.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:10183
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

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