Located on the campus of Union Theological Seminary, the Burke Library is the largest theological library in the western hemisphere, containing rich collections for theological study and research. With holdings of over 700,000 items, the Library is recognized as one of the premier libraries in its field and includes extensive holdings of unique and special materials.
Anne McGrew Bennett was a feminist theologian and a founder of the Center for Women and Religion at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA, and was married to John C. Bennett, a president of Union Theological Seminary in New York City. This collection contains materials reflecting McGrew Bennett's activism against the Vietnam War, her feminist theology, and her involvement in the life of Union Theological Seminary.
These papers consist of Arthur C. McGiffert, Jr's UTS course notebooks, ca. 1916-1917, as well as correspondence, sermons, publications, date books and other material relating to the Heresy trial of A. C. McGiffert, Senior.
Correspondence, sermons, Hebrew-English lexicon, research notes, scrapbooks of clippings, letters copied into journals by Emilie Grace Briggs, books, pamphlets, Bibles, University of Virginia papers, University of Berlin papers, Union Theological Seminary papers, material relating to the Presbyterian Church, articles and miscellaneous. Also included is heresy material relating to Briggs' trial before the Presbytery of New York, 1892, and record of trial proceedings.
Publications, correspondence, photographs and negatives, sermons, seminary curriculum reform, work with different seminaries on curricular development in SE Asia.
Christine Gudorf was Professor of Religious Ethics, Modern Christianity, Feminism and Development at Florida International University. The collection contains books, journal articles, and reviews written or edited by Gudorf; their topics include sexuality, feminism, and liberation theology.
Daniel Day Williams was a United Church of Christ (Congregational) minister, systematic theologian, and Union Theological Seminary professor. The collection contains documents related to Williams's research, teaching, and publishing, including material related to conferences and lectures on science and theology, sermons, and material specifically related to the Theology-Science Discussion Group to which he belonged.
The collection consists of secondary source material related to the life and activities of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a Lutheran theologian, professor, and participant in the German resistance movement. Mostly comprised of papers written for conferences of the American Academy of Religion and the International Bonhoeffer Society, along with conference brochures, correspondence, and attendee lists. Also includes: journal articles; seminar papers; dissertations; newspaper clippings; a videotape of conference presentations; and a variety of texts and/or recorded performances constituting artistic tributes to Bonhoeffer, including an opera, concerts, plays, and poetry.
The collection consists of primary source material (correspondence, photographs, administrative files) related to the life and activities of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a Lutheran theologian, professor, and member of the German resistance. Includes unique material related to Bonhoeffer's residence at Union Theological Seminary in 1930-1931, such as transcripts, correspondence, and Bonhoeffer's "Deceased Alumnus file" a collection transferred from the UTS Alumnae/i Office. Other highlights include: photographs of Bonhoeffer and the concentration camp at Flossenburg where he was imprisoned; remembrances of Bonhoeffer (correspondence and articles) by his friends and family (mostly copies of originals from Princeton Theological Seminary and the National Lutheran Council); and Bonhoeffer's correspondence with Richard Ern and his family from 1930-1931; Gift Books inscibed by Bonhoeffer and an account by Paul Buesing of his study and contact with Bonhoeffer at the Finkelwalde Seminary.