Letty Mandeville Russell papers, 1947 -- 2005

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Series 1A: YDS Teaching, 1959 -- 2001

This series contains some restricted material. Restrictions related to specific material are listed in the detailed contents list.

12 linear feet; 12 linear feet; 24 boxes

This subseries contains material relating to LMR's work with students, including both formal advisee and informal mentoring relationships, her curriculum research and reading files, and her taught courses, including guided readings, introductory and specialized offerings, field-based practicums and Third World Travel Seminars (usually components of practicums in liberation theology). Co-teachers among her courses included Katie Cannon, Shawn Copeland, and Kwok Pui Lan. This sub-series consists of general records related to course materials (semester offerings, course descriptions, bibliographies, etc.) and student advisement (advisee lists, recommendation letters, correspondence, etc.). Additionally, there is extensive material related to specific courses, such as syllabi, lecture notes, and handouts.

This subseries is arranged alphabetically by topic, then chronologically.



Box 1A: 1 Course development: Bibliographies, Correspondence, Descriptions, Syllabi, 1970 -- 1989



Box 1A: 2 Course development: Bibliographies, Correspondence, Descriptions, Syllabi, 1980 -- 1994



Box 1A: 3 Course development: Bibliographies, Correspondence, Descriptions, Syllabi, 1986 -- 2000



Box 1A: 4 Folder 1-3 Christian Education in Mission, 1959 -- 1970


Box 1A: 4 Folder 4-12 Theology of Vocation, 1960 -- 1990



Box 1A: 5 Folder 1-5 Ecumenical Theology, 1966 -- 1971


Box 1A: 5 Folder 6-9 Church and Future, 1969 -- 1971


Box 1A: 5 Folder 10 Education for the Future, 1970


Box 1A: 5 Folder 11-13 Current Issues in Education, 1970 -- 1972


Box 1A: 5 Folder 14-16 Educational Ministry, 1970 -- 1978


Box 1A: 5 Folder 17 Ecumenics and Education, 1971


Box 1A: 5 Folder 18 Protestantism, 1971


Box 1A: 5 Folder 19 Religious Education, 1971


Box 1A: 5 Folder 20 Theologies of Hope, 1971



Box 1A: 6 Folder 1 Reformation, 1971 -- 1972


Box 1A: 6 Folder 2 Functional Humanism, 1972 -- 1973


Box 1A: 6 Folder 3-6 Human Liberation, 1972 -- 1978


Box 1A: 6 Folder 7 Models for Ministry, 1973


Box 1A: 6 Folder 8 Nature and Experience of Religion, 1973 -- 1974


Box 1A: 6 Folder 9-13 Christian Witness, Christian Witness in Contemporary Society, 1976 -- 1979


Box 1A: 6 Folder 14-15 Partnership in Eschatological Perspective, 1978 -- 1979



Box 1A: 7 Folder 1 Theological Reflection, 1979


Box 1A: 7 Folder 2-5 Ministry for Social Change, 1979 -- 1984


Box 1A: 7 Folder 6-11 Women in Ministry, circa 1970 -- 1986


Box 1A: 7 Folder 12-13 Education for Partnership, 1980



Box 1A: 8 Folder 1-9 Authority, Authority in Community, 1980 -- 1993


Box 1A: 8 Folder 10 Eschatological Anthropology, 1981


Box 1A: 8 Folder 11 Your Daughters Shall Prophesy, 1981


Box 1A: 8 Folder 12 Women Ministers, 1982


Box 1A: 8 Folder 13 Women's and Men's Liberation and the Church, 1982

Bible Study on Romans 13:1-10; [Romans Text] [Black Women in Society] Ida B. Wells-Barnett and Social Change


Box 1A: 8 Folder 14-17 Asian Liberation Theologies, 1983 -- 1990



Box 1A: 9 Folder 1-4 Asian Liberation Theologies, 1983 -- 1990


Box 1A: 9 Folder 5 Language and Authority in Education, 1984


Box 1A: 9 Folder 6-7 Third World, Black Feminist, Womanist Readings, 1984 -- 1989


Box 1A: 9 Folder 8 Black Women's Praxis Informing Theology, 1985


Box 1A: 9 Folder 9 African Liberation Theologies, 1989


Box 1A: 9 Folder 10 Korean Feminist Theology, 1989


Box 1A: 9 Folder 11 Minjung Theology, 1999



Box 1A: 10 Folder 1-4 Feminst Theology: Theology and Ethics, 1981 -- 2000


Box 1A: 10 Folder 5-10 Feminst Theology: Biblical Theology, 1982 -- 1993


Box 1A: 10 Folder 11 Feminst Theology: In Third World Perspective, 1986 -- 2000



Box 1A: 11 Folder 1-8 Feminst Theology: In Third World Perspective, 1986 -- 2000


Box 1A: 11 Folder 9 Lesbian and Gay Theology: As Liberation Theology, 1990


Box 1A: 11 Folder 10 Lesbian and Gay Theology: Lesbian and Gay Theologies, 1992 -- 1999


Box 1A: 11 Folder 11-12 Liberation Theology: Field Education Practicum, 1970 -- 1999



Box 1A: 12 Folder 1-6 Liberation Theology: Field Education Practicum, 1970 -- 1999


Box 1A: 12 Folder 7 Liberation Theology: For Future, 1977


Box 1A: 12 Folder 8 Liberation Theology: Education and the Future, 1977 -- 1979


Box 1A: 12 Folder 9 Liberation Theology: Student Papers and Course Evaluations, 1980 -- 1985


Box 1A: 12 Folder 10-11 Liberation Theology: With Social Work, 1984



Box 1A: 13 Folder 1-11 Liberation Theology: Introduction, 1979 -- 1994



Box 1A: 14 Folder 1-5 Liberation Theology: Introduction, 1982 -- 1999


Box 1A: 14 Folder 6 Liberation Theology: Ecclesiology, 1987 -- 1991


Box 1A: 14 Folder 7 Liberation Theology: With Feminist Theology, 1987 -- 1991


Box 1A: 14 Folder 8-11 Third World Travel Seminar: China, circa 1980 -- 1990


Box 1A: 14 Folder 12 Third World Travel Seminar: Cuba, 1985 -- 1989



Box 1A: 15 Folder 1-5 Third World Travel Seminar: Africa, 1986 -- 1990


Box 1A: 15 Folder 6-9 Third World Travel Seminar: Korea, 1988


Box 1A: 15 Folder 10 Third World Travel Seminar: Korea, Mexico, Philippines, Haiti, 1988 -- 1995


Box 1A: 15 Folder 11 Third World Travel Seminar: Mexico, 1989



Box 1A: 16 Folder 1-3 Third World Travel Seminar: Mexico, 1989


Box 1A: 16 Folder 4-7 Third World Travel Seminar: South Africa, 1989 -- 1990


Box 1A: 16 Folder 8 Third World Travel Seminar: Philippines, 1991



Box 1A: 17 Folder 1-2 Third World Travel Seminar: Philippines, 1991


Box 1A: 17 Folder 3 Third World Travel Seminar: India, circa 1992


Box 1A: 17 Folder 4-8 Third World Travel Seminar: Chile, 1992 -- 1993


Box 1A: 17 Folder 9-10 Third World Travel Seminar: India, 1993 -- 1994


Box 1A: 17 Folder 11 Third World Travel Seminar: Ghana, 1994 -- 1995



Box 1A: 18 Folder 1-4 Third World Travel Seminar: Palestine, 1995 -- 1997


Box 1A: 18 Folder 5-10 Sabbatical Travel, Speaking Engagements and Research, 1980 -- 1983



Box 1A: 19 Folder Unknown Student Advisement, 1975 -- 1992

This file is restricted by FERPA Legislation for 95 years following the latest dated item in the file.



Box 1A: 20 Folder Unknown Student Advisement, 1982 -- 2002

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Box 1A: 21 Folder Unknown Student Advisement: Individual Student Files A-P, circa 1990 -- 2000

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Box 1A: 22 Folder 1-15 Student Advisement: Individual Student Files H-Z, circa 1990 -- 2000

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Box 1A: 22 Folder 16-17 Student Advisement: Authority in Community, 1986 -- 1997

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Box 1A: 22 Folder 18 Student Advisement: Church and Future, 1972

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Box 1A: 22 Folder 19 Student Advisement: Ecclesiology, 1991

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Box 1A: 22 Folder 20-22 Student Advisement: Feminist Biblical Theology Projects, 1986

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Box 1A: 22 Folder 23-27 Student Advisement: Feminist Hermeneutics, 1982 -- 1997

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Box 1A: 22 Folder 28-30 Student Advisement: Feminist Theology and Ethics, 1985 -- 1994

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Box 1A: 23 Folder 1-2 Student Advisement: Feminist Theology and Ethics, 1985 -- 1997

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Box 1A: 23 Folder 3-6 Student Advisement: Feminist Theol. in Third World Perspective, 1994 -- 1997

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Box 1A: 23 Folder 7-8 Student Advisement: Liberation Ecclesiology, 1988 -- 1993

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Box 1A: 23 Folder 9-14 Student Advisement: Liberation Theology, 1974 -- 1990

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Box 1A: 24 Folder 1-15 Student Advisement: Liberation Theology, 1974 -- 1990

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Box 1A: 24 Folder 16-18 Student Advisement: Theology of Vocation, 1975 -- 1977

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Box 1A: 24 Folder 19 Student Advisement: Women's Revolution and Theological Development, 1973 -- 1974

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