Emilie M. Townes papers, 1960 -- 2022

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Series 1: Correspondence, 1989 -- 2015

This series is open for research.

1 linear feet; 1 linear foot; 3 boxes

This series contains correspondence files, including correspondence with publishers amd professional organizations, and relating to speaking engagements or requests for writing or reviewing written material.

This series is arranged roughly chronologically.



Box Series 1 Box 1 Folder 1 Correspondence, 1998


Box Series 1 Box 1 Folder 2-3 Correspondence, 1999


Box Series 1 Box 1 Folder 4-5 Correspondence, 2000


Box Series 1 Box 1 Folder 6-7 Correspondence, 2001



Box Series 1 Box 2 Folder 1-2 Correspondence, 2002


Box Series 1 Box 2 Folder 3-4 Correspondence, 2003


Box Series 1 Box 2 Folder 5 Correspondence, 2004



Box RC11 Correspondence, 1989 -- 2015

Series 2: Education and biographical, circa 1971 -- 2013

This series is open for research.

2 linear feet; 2.25 linear feet; 5 boxes

This series contains graduate school papers, notes, and examination essays in the fields of feminist theology, Christian social teaching, Christian social ethics, and 19th Century American religious history; correspondence between Townes and her professors; PhD graduation and ordination correspondence and materials; as well as poems written in the early 1970's and a book of Townes genealogy.

This series is arranged roughly by format.



Box Series 2 Box 1 Folder 1-3 Typed notes from books, circa 1993


Box Series 2 Box 1 Folder 4 Research articles, circa 1971 -- 1996


Box Series 2 Box 1 Folder 5 Bibliography of sources consulted, circa 1971 -- 1996


Box Series 2 Box 1 Folder 6 Walker, E. Rivers, Thesis-Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Loyola University, 1941, circa 1971 -- 1996


Box Series 2 Box 1 Folder 7 National Association of Colored Women-Historical Records, circa 1971 -- 1996


Box Series 2 Box 1 Folder 8 History of Club Movement Among Colored Women of USA, 1902, circa 1971 -- 1996


Box Series 2 Box 1 Folder 9 1893 and 1965 World Fair articles, circa 1971 -- 1996


Box Series 2 Box 1 Folder 10 Lynching articles, circa 1971 -- 1996


Box Series 2 Box 1 Folder 11 Lynching and Rape: Exchange of Views, J. Addams and I. B. Wells, Ed., B. Aptheker, 1977, circa 1971 -- 1996


Box Series 2 Box 1 Folder 12 Black Church and Feminism-Winter Lectures; Some Flowers from the Garden, 1984 -- 1986


Box Series 2 Box 1 Folder 13 History of Christian Social Teaching, 1985


Box Series 2 Box 1 Folder 14 I. B. Wells-6 color photos of locations linked to Wells, circa 1971 -- 1996



Box Series 2 Box 2 Folder 1 Reconciliation-Women, Race, Class notes, 1985


Box Series 2 Box 2 Folder 2 Wooden-Luther, Beatrice Womanist Strategies, MTS thesis, GETS, 1994


Box Series 2 Box 2 Folder 3-4 19th C American Social History Research: notes and papers, circa 1971 -- 1996


Box Series 2 Box 2 Folder 5 19th C American Social History Research: Afro-American Women and Public Sector Work, 1890-1919, notes, circa 1971 -- 1996


Box Series 2 Box 2 Folder 6 19th C American Social History Research: Methodology Essay, Application Essay and Research notes, circa 1971 -- 1996


Box Series 2 Box 2 Folder 7 19th C American Social History Research: Qualifying examination questions notes and papers; Historiography independent study paper, 1986 -- 1987


Box Series 2 Box 2 Folder 8 19th C American Religious History: How the Slaves Worshipped paper, circa 1971 -- 1996


Box Series 2 Box 2 Folder 9 19th C American Religious History: Because She Fought for Justice: I. B. Wells-Barnett- Temperance and Lynching paper, circa 1971 -- 1996


Box Series 2 Box 2 Folder 10-13 19th C American Religious History: Examinations, reading lists, notes on Slave Insurrection in the South, circa 1971 -- 1996


Box Series 2 Box 2 Folder 11-12 19th C American Religious History: research notes, circa 1971 -- 1996


Box Series 2 Box 2 Folder 13 19th C American Religious History: exam questions, reading lists, notes, circa 1971 -- 1996



Box Series 2 Box 3 Folder 1 Feminist Theology: reading list, notes, circa 1985 -- 1987


Box Series 2 Box 3 Folder 2 Feminist Theology: Toward a Theology of Suffering from Black Feminist Perspective, 1986


Box Series 2 Box 3 Folder 3-4 Feminist Theology: papers, notes, questions, 1986


Box Series 2 Box 3 Folder 5 Feminist Theology: Black Women's Experience and Nature of Sin, 1985


Box Series 2 Box 3 Folder 6 Christian Social Ethics: Just War notes, papers, 1987


Box Series 2 Box 3 Folder 7 Christian Social Ethics: Luther, Niebuhr, 1986


Box Series 2 Box 3 Folder 8 Christian Social Ethics: Calvin, Wesley, 1986


Box Series 2 Box 3 Folder 9 Christian Social Ethics: research notes, circa 1985 -- 1987


Box Series 2 Box 3 Folder 10 Christian Social Ethics: Ph.D. qualifying exams, 1987


Box Series 2 Box 3 Folder 11 Christian Social Ethics: academic work on floppy disks, circa 1985 -- 1987

Disc 430-Papers: NU and GETS, 1986-1987 Disc 431-Wells-Barnett Research Disc 432-Dissertation Disc 433-Doctor of Ministry



Box Series 2 Box 4 Folder 1 Towneses across America, Ottsville, PA- Mary Whitney, Inc, 1986


Box Series 2 Box 4 Folder 2 High school poems, 1971 -- 1974


Box Series 2 Box 4 Folder 3 High school poems and writings, 1973 -- 1979


Box Series 2 Box 4 Folder 4 GETS Ph.D commencement brochures, 1989


Box Series 2 Box 4 Folder 5-6 Ordination-Chicago Baptist Association, 1980


Box Series 2 Box 4 Folder 7 Ceremonies honoring Mary Townes, 1987 -- 1996

N. Carolina Central University Mary Townes Lecture Series, 1996 North Carolina Central University Honorary Degree, 1995 Governor's Award for Excellence, 1993 YWCA Women of Achievement, 1987


Box Series 2 Box 4 Folder 8 Mitchell McLean [Family] Funeral, 1991



Box RC9 Educational and biographical, 1979 -- 2013

Series 3: Courses and career, 1988 -- 2015

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

3.75 linear feet; 3.75 linear feet; 7 boxes

This series contains print outs of course materials stored on computer discs from courses taught at Saint Paul School of Theology and Union Theological Seminary, as well as student records, and lectures and correspondence resulting from the interview process for positions at divinity schools.

This series is arranged roughly chronologically.



Box Series 3 Box 1 Folder 1-6 Social Thought and Moral Community, 1991


Box Series 3 Box 1 Folder 7-16 Black Church and Feminism, 1992 -- 1998


Box Series 3 Box 1 Folder 17-21 Ministry-Self, Society and Church, 1992


Box Series 3 Box 1 Folder 22-25 Ministry-Self, Society and Church-Lectures 1-5, 1996



Box Series 3 Box 2 Folder 1-5 Voices of Protest - Songs of Hope, 1996


Box Series 3 Box 2 Folder 6-8 Readings in African American Church-Lectures 1-8, 1993


Box Series 3 Box 2 Folder 9-13 African American Critical Religious Thought,, 1996 -- 1999


Box Series 3 Box 2 Folder 14-21 Diakonia-Social Thought and Moral Community in Church, 1993 -- 1995



Box Series 3 Box 3 Folder 1-4 Reconciliation-Race, Gender and Class, 1994 -- 1997


Box Series 3 Box 3 Folder 5-8 Didache- Issues of Authority in the Church, 1994 -- 1999


Box Series 3 Box 3 Folder 9-15 Christian Ethics and Moral Values, 1995 -- 1998


Box Series 3 Box 3 Folder 16-18 Feminist and Womanist Ethics, 1995


Box Series 3 Box 3 Folder 19 What's in a Text? Formative texts in Christian Ethics, 1996


Box Series 3 Box 3 Folder 20-25 Diakonia - Social Thought and Moral Community in the Church, 1996



Box Series 3 Box 4 Folder 1-4 Church as Caring and Reconciling Community, 1997


Box Series 3 Box 4 Folder 5-8 Voices of Protest-Songs of Hope, 1998


Box Series 3 Box 4 Folder 9 Interview: Associate Professor, St. Paul School of Theology, "An Immediate Response Will Not Do", 1988


Box Series 3 Box 4 Folder 10 Interview: Assoc. Professor of Christian Ethics, Union Theological Seminary, "Comprehending Absurd Metaphors and Transforming Fragmented Communities", 1998


Box Series 3 Box 4 Folder 11 Interview: Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Social Ethics, Boston Univ. School of Theology, "Searching for Paradise in a World of Theme Parks", 1998


Box Series 3 Box 4 Folder 12-13 Interview: Professor of African-American Religious Studies, Harvard Divinity School, "Aunt Jemima as Counter-Memory" and "6 Drafts-Moral Considerations of Identity and Commodity or, Who Stole My Flapjacks?", 2002


Box Series 3 Box 4 Folder 14 Interview: Women's Study in Religion Program, Harvard Divinity School, 2001 -- 2002


Box Series 3 Box 4 Folder 15-17 Interview: Professor of African American Studies in Religion and Theology, Yale Divinity School, "Aunt Jemima as Counter Memory-Ethical Reflections on Identity as Property or Who Stole My Flapjacks?", 2005



Box Series 3 Box 5 Student records, 1992 -- 1999

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



Box Series 3 Box 6 Student records and floppy disks 460-474, 1995 -- 1998

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



Box RC5 Courses and career , 1992 -- 2015

This file contains one folder (marked) that is FERPA restricted.

Series 4: Sermons, 1979 -- 2015

This series is open for research.

3 linear feet; 3 linear feet; 7 boxes

This series contains sermons by Townes, some with annotations.

This series is arranged by Bible reference: book, chapter and verse. Some chapter/verse sections have several sermons, and these are indicated by differing sermon titles. Groups of sermons added to the collection at later dates are arranged by the year in which they were presented.



Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 1 Children's Sermon-Annotated, 1979-04-22


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 2 Jer 23.1-6, Rev. 1.4-8: Alphabet of Grace, 1985 -- 1987


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 3 Rev 21.1-6a: Beginning and End, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 4 1 John 3.1-7: All Who Hope, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 5 1 John 3.18-24: Confidence in God, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 6 1 Peter 2.1-10: Living Stone, or Revive Us Again, Notes, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 7 Heb 2:9-18: Those Who Are Tempted, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 8 Heb 12:1-2, 12-17: So Great a Cloud, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 9 Heb 12.18-29: Unshakable Realm, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 10 Deut 8.2-10, 1 Thes 5.1-8: Children of Light, Children of Day, 1984-11-21


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 11 Col. 1.1-14: Unknown Horizons, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 12 Zeph 3.14-20; Phil. 4.4-9: Rejoice, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 13 Phil 3.12-21: The Short Hairs of Life, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 14 Eph 2.2-10: Divine Intention in the Act of Redemption, 1985-03-17


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 15 Eph 3.14-21: Comprehending with the Saints, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 16 Eph 5.15-20: Always and for Everything, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 17 Pentecost Order of Service, 1985


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 18 Gal 3.23-29: We Are All One, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 19 2 Cor 3.12-4.2: From Mountaintop to Mission, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 20 2 Cor 4.1-12: Women United for Christian Growth, Zion Baptist Church Women's Day, 1989-05-28


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 21 Matt 4.1-11: Believing Strongly, Acting Strongly, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 22 Matt 4.12-23: We Are Each Other's Harvest, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 23 Matt 5.13-16: Fasting with Salt, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 24 Matt 5.13-16: Light and Salt, 1984-05-13


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 25 Matt 6.24-34: Anxious Days, Restless Nights, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 26 Matt 7.15-19: On Nothing Less -Annotated, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 27 Matt 9.35-10.8: When we are sent out, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 28 Matt 10.16: Creativity; MLK, Jr, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 29 Matt 10.16-33: Nothing to Fear, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 30 Matt 10.16-33: The Big Blue Marble-Annotated, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 31 Matt 14.22-33: When the Ghost Comes to Visit Your House, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 32 Matt 20.1-16: Things That Are Last, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 33 Matt 26.1-27, 66: Sustaining the Spirit, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 34 Matt 28: 1-10: It is Never Finished, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 35 Mark 2.23-3.6: What Comes First?, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 36 Mark 4.26-34: From Small Beginnings, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 37 Mark 6.7-13: Two by Two, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 38 Mark 5.21-43: Healing Faith, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 39 Mark 8.27-38: Rebuking Jesus, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 40 Mark 9.2-9: Faithful Witnesses-Annotated, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 41 Mark 9.38-50: Radical Religion, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 42 Mark 10:35-45: Wanting it All, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 43 Mark 10.46-52: Throw Off the Mantle, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 44 Mark 11.1-11: Refuge to the Weary, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 45 Mark 13.24-33: But My Words, 1985-11-14


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 46 Mark 13.34-37: Coming, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 47 Mark 16.15: Go into All the World-Annotated, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 48 Luke 1.26-38: The Surprise We Expect, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 49 Luke 2.41-52: Sitting in the Temple-Annotated, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 50 Luke 3.1-6/Malachi 3.1-4: Coming - Annotated, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 51 Luke 3. 7-18: Waters Shall Not Overwhelm, Nor Flames Consume, 1988 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 52 Luke 3.15-17, 21-22: Unquenchable Fire, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 53 Luke 4.14-21: And I Won't Endure It-Service Booklet, 1986


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 54 Luke 4.14-21: Acceptable Year, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 55 Luke 4.21-32; Jer. 1.4-10: Do Not Say, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 56 Luke 10.38-42: Good Portion, 1980


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 57 Luke 17.5-10: Increasing Our Faith,, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 58 Luke 18.9-14: Weighing in on the Wrong Scales, 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 59 Luke 19.1-10: Climbing Sycamore Trees, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 60 Luke 19.28-40: The Stones Will Cry Out, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 1 Folder 61 Luke 22.1-23: The Banquet, 1994-05-01



Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 1 John 1.1-18: Singing God's New Song, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 2 John 6.24-35: Bread of Life, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 3 John 6.35, 41-51: Grace and Grumbling, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 4 John 8.2-11: Stones of Remembrance, 1989-04-09


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 5 John 8.31-47: If Not Us, Who? If Not Now, When?, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 6 John 9.1-41: Light for Vision, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 7 John 10.1-10: Another One of Those Parables, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 8 John 11.47-53: Let One Man Die, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 9 John 14.23-29: Potency of Peace, 1986


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 10 John 15.9-17: Victory That Truly Wins Annotated, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 11 John 17.20-26: A Hope Based on Love, 1986


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 12 John 20.1-18: Triumph, 1990-04-15


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 13 John 20.1-18: Weep No More, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 14 John 20.19-31: To Touch, To Believe, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 15 Acts 1.1-11: Don't Gaze Too Long Annotated, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 16 Acts 2.1-21: Feast of the Spirit Annotated, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 17 Acts 5.27-42, But if it is of God, 1983-04-17


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 18 Acts 5.34-39: Let One Man Die, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 19 Rom 8.22-27: Sighs Too Deep For Words, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 20 Rom 8.31-39: Who is Against Us?, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 21 Rom 8.31-39: Tender Mercies, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 22 Rom 10.8b-13: From Mountaintop to Salvation, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 23 Rom 11.13-16, 29-32: The Whole Lump, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 24 Rom 13.1-10: Terror to Good Conduct, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 25 Rom 13.1-10: There in the Midst Of Us, 1990


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 26 Rom 14.5-12: High Esteem, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 27 1 Cor 1.22-25: A Stumbling Block and a Folly, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 28 1 Cor 2.6-13: The Spirit Gives, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 29 1 Cor 9.16-23: Hard Service, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 30 1 Cor 12.1-11: Like a Ripple on a Pond, 1986


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 31 1 Cor 12.1-11: Creativity, 1986


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 32 1 Cor 12.12-30: Body Parts, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 33 2 Cor 4.5-12: These Earthen Vessels, 1985


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 34 2 Cor 5.16-21: Putting on Glad Rags, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 35 2 Cor 13.5-14: Have We Failed the Test, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 36 Gen 2.18-24: A Touchy Subject, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 37 Gen 17.1-10, 15-19: Believing against Hope, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 38 Ex 17.1-7: Among Us or Not?, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 39 Num 11.1-15, 31-34: Craving, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 40 Joshua 4.1-7: Freedom, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 41 Sam 3.1-10: When God Says YO!, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 42 2 Sam 7.1-17: A Rock Steady Love, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 43 1 Kings 17.8-16: Only a Handful and a Little, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 44 1 Kings 19.1-8: Surprised by Grace, 1986


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 45 2 Kings 5.1-15: Washing in the Waters of Israel, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 46 Ruth 1.1-19a: Loving to the Death, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 47 Proverbs 2.1-8: Searching for Hidden Treasures, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 48 Eccl 3 For Everything There is a Season, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 49 Eccl 3 Being Away at School So Much, You Come to Realize Just How Much Those at Home Mean to You, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 50 Psalm 100: Sing a Glad Song, 1986-04-20


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 51 Psalm 107.1-9: Hungry and Thirsty, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 52 Psalm 121: With Our Eyes to the Hills, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 53 Psalm 124: A New Attitude, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 54 Psalm 137.1-6: Songs of Zion, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 55 Is 2.2-5: Walking in God's paths, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 56 s 6.1-8: Like a Feather in the Air-Ordination Meditation for Mary Ehrgood, Newspaper Article, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 57 Is 6.1-8: How Will You Answer?, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 58 Is 7. 10-17: God is With Us, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 59 Is 9.2-7: We Have Seen a Great Light, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 60 Is 11.1-10: The Root, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 61 Is 35: 1-10: Waters in the Wilderness, 1985


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 62 Is 35: New Joy, New Hope, New Possibility, 1985


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 63 Is 40.1-2a, 4.28-31: In the Beginning, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 64 Is 40.3-8, 12-14, 27-31: Renewing Our Strength, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 65 Is 43.16-21: A Way Out of No Way, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 66 Is 55.6-13: Trees of the Field Shall Clap Their Hands, 1985


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 67 Is 58.5-10: Release the Light, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 68 Is 59: 9-15: Truth is Lacking, Notes, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 2 Folder 69 Is 61.1-4: Speaking the Good News, circa 1980 -- 1989



Box Series 4 Box 3 Folder 1 Jer 1.4-10: Deliverance, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 3 Folder 2 Jer 18.1-11: Are You a Pot?, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 3 Folder 3 Jer 33.14-16: Righteous Branch, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 3 Folder 4 Ezek 37.1-14: Valley of Vision, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 3 Folder 5 Habbakuk 1.1-3, 2.1-4: Make Plain the Vision, 1986


Box Series 4 Box 3 Folder 6 Zech 7.1-10: Coming Out of Exile, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 3 Folder 7 Jonah 3.1-5, 10: Getting Around to it, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 3 Folder 8 Micah 5.2-4: The Improbable Message, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 3 Folder 9 Micah 6.1-8: From Controversy to Living Faith, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 3 Folder 10 Amos 5.18-24: When I Pray, I Will Call Your Name, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 3 Folder 11 Amos 5. 18-24: Roll Down Like Waters, 1981


Box Series 4 Box 3 Folder 12 Amos 5.18-24: Like an Ever Flowing Stream, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 3 Folder 13 Hosea 4.1-3, 5.15-6.6: Going Forth, Pressing On, circa 1980 -- 1989


Box Series 4 Box 3 Folder 14 Creative Laughter- M. L. King, Jr. Celebration Service, 1983


Box Series 4 Box 3 Folder 15 New Beginnings-Honoring Black Graduating Seminarians, 1984


Box Series 4 Box 3 Folder 16 Isaiah 55: 6-13; Matt 5: 13-16-Trees of the Field Shall Clap Their Hands, 1984


Box Series 4 Box 3 Folder 17 Respect for Possibilities-Gay Pride Interfaith Service, 1987


Box Series 4 Box 3 Folder 18 Challenges of Women in the 80's, Trinity AME Zion Church, 1987


Box Series 4 Box 3 Folder 19 1 Peter 2: 1-10 Revive us Again; Consider the Place-Notes, 1989


Box Series 4 Box 3 Folder 20 John 19:28 . I Thirst; Acceptable Year-Notes, 1990


Box Series 4 Box 3 Folder 21 Woman Who Fears the Lord - She Shall be Praised, 1990


Box Series 4 Box 3 Folder 22 Rom. 13:10 There in the Midst of Us; Copies of Prayers, Reflections, Note from Friend, 1990


Box Series 4 Box 3 Folder 23 2 Cor. 3: 17-4:12 Christian Women Actively Working for Christ, 1990


Box Series 4 Box 3 Folder 24 We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For-MLK Service, 1991


Box Series 4 Box 3 Folder 25 Rev. 1:4-8 Alphabet of Grace, 1991


Box Series 4 Box 3 Folder 26 Psalm 137:1-6 Songs of Zion, 1991


Box Series 4 Box 3 Folder 27 2 Cor. 4:1-12 Women- Glorify the Lord with Works, 1991


Box Series 4 Box 3 Folder 28 2 Cor. 4:1-12 These Earthen Vessels, 1991


Box Series 4 Box 3 Folder 29 Psalm 137:1-6 Walking to the Beat of the Songs of Zion, 1991


Box Series 4 Box 3 Folder 30 Ordination Service and Exhortation for William David Ingraham, 1992



Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 1 Psalm 137:1-6 Walking in the Light, 1991


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 2 Psalm 137:1-6 Lighting Our Lamps by Zion's Songs, 1992


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 3 Psalm 137:1-6 Songs of Zion-St Paul Chapel, 1992


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 4 Rom 10:8b-13 From Mountain Top to Salvation-Linwood Utd. Church, 1992


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 5 Psalm 124 Theology of Somehow-Second Baptist Church, 1992


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 6 Psalm 124 Theology of Somehow-St Andrew Utd Methodist Church, 1992


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 7 Rev. 1:4 -8 Alphabet of Grace-Second Baptist Church, 1993


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 8 Psalm 124 Theology of Somehow-Union Baptist Church, 1993


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 9 Ezek. 37:1-14 Valley Before the Vision-Second Baptist Church, 1993


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 10 Ezek. 37:1-14 Valley Before the Vision- St Paul Chapel, 1993


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 11 John 20: 1-18 Next Day will Begin--Second Baptist Church, 1994


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 12 Psalm 137: 1-6 Songs of Zion-First United Methodist Church, 1994


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 13 Jer. 31:31-34 In the Midst of Us--St Paul Chapel, 1994


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 14 Psalm 137: 1-6 Songs of Zion-Jamison Memorial Temple, 1994


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 15 Psalm 124 Theology of Somehow-Koinonia Baptist Church, 1994


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 16 Psalm 124 Theology of Somehow- St Paul Chapel, 1995


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 17 Psalm 124 Theology of Somehow-Hall's Chapel AME Church, 1995


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 18 Holy Week Services- Associated Churches of Moundridge, 1994 -- 1995


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 19 We are on the Potter's Wheel-Bowers Memorial CME Church, 1995


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 20 Joel 2: 18-32 In this Place We Flesh, Men and Women Witnessing for GodTrinity AME Church, KS, 1995


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 21 2 Cor. 4: 1-12 We Are on the Potter's Wheel-St Paul School of Theol., 1995


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 22 Psalm 124 Theology of Somehow- St John CME Church, MO, 1995


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 23 Knowing God-Longview UMC, MO, 1996


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 24 Psalm 127: 1-6 Songs of Zion-St Paul School of Theology, 1996


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 25 Spiritual Adventure Weekend-Asbury UMC, KS: 1 John 3: 1-3 Ain't That Good News? Psalm 124 Theology of Somehow Rev. 1: 4-8 Alphabet of Grace Psalm 137: 1-6 Songs of Zion, 1996


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 26 Heb. 10:19-11:3 Searching for Paradise in a World of Theme Parks-St. Pauls School of Theology, 1996


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 27 Psalm 124 Theology of Somehow-Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1996


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 28 Heb. 10{19-11:3 Searching for Paradise in a World of Theme Parks, 2nd Baptist Church, Kansas City, MO, 1997


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 29 Heb. 10:19-11:3 Searching for Paradise in a World of Theme Parks-Trinity United Methodist Church, 1997


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 30 Luke 19: 28-40 Stones Will Cry Out-Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, Univ. Chicago, 1998


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 31 Ez. 37:1-14 Valley Before the Vision, Graduate Chapel, 1998


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 32 Isaiah 65: 17-25 New Heavens and a New Earth-St. Andrew Utd. Methodist Church, 1998


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 33 Luke 19: 28-40 Stones Will Cry Out-St Paul Chapel, 1999


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 34 Heb. 10:19-11:3 Searching for Paradise in a World of Theme Parks-James Chapel UTS, 1999


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 35 Service of Death and Resurrection- Dr. Judith L. Orr-St. Paul School of Theology, 2000


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 36 Psalm 124 Theology of Somehow -Madison Ave Baptist Church, 2000


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 37 Psalm 137:1-6 Songs of Zion-Marquand Chapel, Yale School of Music YDS, 2004


Box Series 4 Box 4 Folder 38 Psalm 137:1-6 Songs of Zion-St James Presbyterian Church, NYC, 2004



Box Series 4 Box 5 Folder 1 Psalm 124 Theology of Somehow-Marquand Chapel, YDS, 2004


Box Series 4 Box 5 Folder 2 Psalm 137:1-6 Songs from Zion-James Chapel UTS, 2005


Box Series 4 Box 5 Folder 3 Service of Doubt-Marquand Chapel, YDS, 2005


Box Series 4 Box 5 Folder 4 Ez. 37:1-14 Velley Before the Vision-Marquand Chapel, YDS, 2005


Box Series 4 Box 5 Folder 5 Heb. 10:19-11:3 Searching for Paradise in a World of Theme Parks-Yale Univ. Battell Chapel, 2005


Box Series 4 Box 5 Folder 6 Northampton Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration-Northampton MA, 2006


Box Series 4 Box 5 Folder 7 Church Inclusive-St. James Presbyterian Church, 2006


Box Series 4 Box 5 Folder 8 Mark 7: 31-37 He Sighed…Be Opened-Marquand Chapel, YDS, 2007


Box Series 4 Box 5 Folder 9 Vanishing into Limbo-Dolan School of Business, 2007


Box Series 4 Box 5 Folder 10 Spirituality- Grace Episcopal Church, 2007


Box Series 4 Box 5 Folder 11 Jeremiah 31:31-34 In the Midst of Us-Marquand Chapel, YDS, 2007


Box Series 4 Box 5 Folder 12 Does Your House Have Lions? Church of Covenant, Cleveland, 2007


Box Series 4 Box 5 Folder 13 Some Notes on Aunt Jemima and the Imagination-Luther Seminary, Psalm 137: 1-6 Songs of Zion, 2007


Box Series 4 Box 5 Folder 14 Rom. 13:8-10 Nothing But Love YDS, 2007


Box Series 4 Box 5 Folder 15 Psalm 137:1-6 Songs of Zion-Battell Chapel, Yale Univ, 2008


Box Series 4 Box 5 Folder 16 Exodus 24:12-18 Glimpsing Glory-Marquand Chapel, YDS, 2008


Box Series 4 Box 5 Folder 17 Ez. 37:1-14 Valley Before the Vision-Riverside Church, NYC, 2008


Box Series 4 Box 5 Folder 18 Matt. 25:34-40 No Days Off-Marquand Chapel, YDS, 2009


Box Series 4 Box 5 Folder 19 Matt. 25:34-40 No Days Off- First Congregational Church UCC, Guilford, CT, M L King Jr Birthday-Lectionary Commentary and Resources, 2009


Box Series 4 Box 5 Folder 20 Psalm 137:1-6 Songs of Zion-Abalsom Jones Celebration, Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford, CT, 2009


Box Series 4 Box 5 Folder 21 Does Your House Have Lions? Visiting Theologian Series-Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati, OH, 2009


Box Series 4 Box 5 Folder 22 We Are On the Potter's Wheel-Marquand Chapel, YDS, 2009


Box Series 4 Box 5 Folder 23 Gen. 17:5-8 YBS Worship Service-Yale, 2009


Box Series 4 Box 5 Folder 24 Rom. 13:8-10 Nothing But Love- Marquand Chapel, YDS, 2010


Box Series 4 Box 5 Folder 25 Does Your House Have Lions?-Earlham College, OH, 2010


Box Series 4 Box 5 Folder 26 Does Your House Have Lions? -Grace Episcopal Church, Nyack NY, 2010


Box Series 4 Box 5 Folder 27 Horizons of Faith -First United Methodist Church, Omaha, NE, Theology of Somehow Doubt and Hope Disaster: Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and Challenges of Sustainability Does Your House Have Lions? Citizenship and Faith in Today's World, 2010


Box Series 4 Box 5 Folder 28 Ex. 24:12-18 Glimpsing Glory-Marquand Chapel, YDS, 2010


Box Series 4 Box 5 Folder 29 Psalm 124 Theology of Somehow-Univ. Church Yale, 2009 -- 2010


Box Series 4 Box 5 Folder 30 On the Rim Bones of Glory-M. L. King Interfaith Service--Congregation Mishkan Israel, 2011


Box Series 4 Box 5 Folder 31 Songs of Zion-Marquand Chapel, YDS, 2011


Box Series 4 Box 5 Folder 32 Acts 17:22-31 Knowing God-Community Baptist Church, New Haven, CT, 2011


Box Series 4 Box 5 Folder 33 Luke 1: 26-38 God of the Future Tense- Marquand Chapel, YDS, 2012



Box Series 4 Box 6 Folder 1 Acts 17: 22-31 Knowing God- Key Memorial Methodist Church, Murfreesboro, TN, 2013


Box Series 4 Box 6 Folder 2 Psalm 137:1-6 Songs of Zion-Seay Hubbard UMC, Nashville, TN, 2014


Box Series 4 Box 6 Folder 3 Justice Notes-St Timothy Lutheran Church, Hendersonville, TN, 2014


Box Series 4 Box 6 Folder 4 Rom. 10:8b-13 From Mountaintop to Salvation-Belmont UMC, Nashville, TN, 2014


Box Series 4 Box 6 Folder 5 How Do We Get From Here to There?-Vanderbilt Div. School, 2014


Box Series 4 Box 6 Folder 6 Psalm 137:1-6 Songs of Zion, Spirituality and Social Witness-Harvard Univ., MA, 2014


Box Series 4 Box 6 Folder 7 Ex. 24:12-18, Matt. 17: 1-9 Glimpsing Glory-Vanderbilt Div. School, Nashville TN, 2015


Box Series 4 Box 6 Folder 8 Justice Notes-Vanderbilt Div. School and UMC Boards and Agencies, 2015


Box Series 4 Box 6 Folder 9 Searching for Paradise in a World of Theme Parks-Downtown Presbyterian Church, Nashville, TN, 2015


Box Series 4 Box 6 Folder 10 Psalm 137:1-6 Songs of Zion; Justice Notes-First United Methodist Church, Cheyenne, WY, 2015


Box Series 4 Box 6 Folder 11 Sermons- Disc 428, circa 1979 -- 2015



Box RC9 Sermons, 1991 -- 2015

Series 5: Lectures, 1983 -- 2015

This series is open for research.

7.5 linear feet; 7.5 linear feet; 15 boxes

This series contains lectures given at conferences, commemorations, workshops, and other speaking engagements. The name of the address is listed first, with the venue and date following. Several addresses have the same opening title, with the subtitle often changing to reflect the specific focus of the talk. Conference brochures and linked correspondence are included with some lectures.

This series is arranged roughly chronologically.



Box Series 5 Box 1 Folder 1 Black Feminist Critique of Feminist Theology-Wesleyan Bicentennial Celebration Candler School of Theology, 1983


Box Series 5 Box 1 Folder 2 Liberation and Unity-Methodology for Black Feminism in the Church, GETS, 1983


Box Series 5 Box 1 Folder 3 Feminist and Liberation Theologies as They Relate to Contemporary Black Church, GETS, 1983


Box Series 5 Box 1 Folder 4 Validating the Dream through Feminism, GETS, MLK Jr. Symposium, 1984


Box Series 5 Box 1 Folder 5 Feminist and Black Theologies as Relate to Contemporary Black Church, Luther Northwestern Seminary Convocation, 1984


Box Series 5 Box 1 Folder 6 Justice Issues as Relate to Seminary Education, GETS, 1984


Box Series 5 Box 1 Folder 7 Some Flowers From the Garden, Univ. of Chicago Divinity School, 1984


Box Series 5 Box 1 Folder 8 Feminism and Non-Violence in Global Perspective, Bradley University Conference, 1987


Box Series 5 Box 1 Folder 9 Perfect Strangers and Imperfect Strangers-Liner Notes on Black and White Women in Feminist Theology, 1987


Box Series 5 Box 1 Folder 10 Linking Homophobia with Other Social Justice Concerns, UMC Empowering Reconciling Ministries Convocation, 1987


Box Series 5 Box 1 Folder 11 Shattering the Silence-Homophobia and Justice, UMC Northern Illinois Conference, 1987


Box Series 5 Box 1 Folder 12 Immediate Response Will Not Do, ELCA Black Women in Ministry Conf., 1987


Box Series 5 Box 1 Folder 13 Living in the Garden, Horizons Lesbian Wellness Conference, 1988


Box Series 5 Box 1 Folder 14 Price of Ticket-Racism, Sexism, Heterosexism and the Church, Univ. of Chicago, 1988


Box Series 5 Box 1 Folder 15 Price of the Ticket-Sexuality, AIDS and Church, Dartmouth College Lecture and Chapel Service, 1988


Box Series 5 Box 1 Folder 16 Breaths- Religion from Fires of Africa to Forests of Slave Worship, Wright State University, circa 1988


Box Series 5 Box 1 Folder 17 Where Can Education Take You? St. Petersburg Junior College Project, 1988


Box Series 5 Box 1 Folder 18 Ancient to Medieval Africa Brief Overview, St. Petersburg Junior College Interdisciplinary Studies Program, IDS II, 1988


Box Series 5 Box 1 Folder 19 Afro-American and Women's Experience-From American Revolution to World War I, St. Petersburg Junior College IDS Program, IDS IV, 1988


Box Series 5 Box 1 Folder 20 Ida B. Wells-Barnett-Prophetic Voice, Pastoral Promise, Chicago Women's History Conference, 1989


Box Series 5 Box 1 Folder 21 Responsibility and Communal Change-Womanist Religious Thought and Practice of Ministry in Church, Stony Point Retreat Center, 1990


Box Series 5 Box 1 Folder 22 Nebraska Wesleyan Univ. Women's Institute for Theology-3 Lectures, 1990


Box Series 5 Box 1 Folder 23 Stony Point Retreat Presentation-Correspondence, 1991


Box Series 5 Box 1 Folder 24 Facing Evil-UMC Kairos Study Sessions, Mar 10, Mar 21, 1991 Delores Williams-Human Brutalizing Humans, WTC Newsletter, 1991


Box Series 5 Box 1 Folder 25 Kansas Wesleyan Univ., George W. Richards Lectures- 3 Lectures, 1991



Box Series 5 Box 2 Folder 1 Auburn Theological Seminary (AubTS) Consultation on Sexuality and Spirituality, Community-Talking to Miss Nora, 1991


Box Series 5 Box 2 Folder 2 African American Women in Ministry Conference: Schedules and Correspondence, 1991-07-17 -- 1991-07-20


Box Series 5 Box 2 Folder 3 African American Women in Ministry Conference: Bible Study on Psalm 137 and General Bible Study, 1991-07-17 -- 1991-07-20


Box Series 5 Box 2 Folder 4 African American Women in Ministry Conference: Bible Study and Addresses on Mark 9:38-50, AAR Response African American Women's Spirituality, 1991-07-17 -- 1991-07-20


Box Series 5 Box 2 Folder 5 African American Women in Ministry Conference: Addresses, 1991-07-17 -- 1991-07-20

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


Box Series 5 Box 2 Folder 6 Walking in Wisdom, Struggling to Care-Campus Ministry Women's Retreat, Philadelphia, 1991


Box Series 5 Box 2 Folder 7 Black Church-Presentation at Atonement Lutheran Church, 1991


Box Series 5 Box 2 Folder 8 Women Doing Theology-Church Women United Jubilee Assembly, 1991


Box Series 5 Box 2 Folder 9 Keeping a Clean House Will Not Keep a Man at Home-Womanist Ethics / Womanist Rhetoric, Black History Month, G-ETS, 1992


Box Series 5 Box 2 Folder 10 Modernist and Post-Modernist Challenges for Womanist Ethics-Columbia Theological Seminary, 1992


Box Series 5 Box 2 Folder 11 Conference on Evil and Suffering- Atonement Lutheran Church, 1992


Box Series 5 Box 2 Folder 12 Holding to Ground as Ground Keeps Shifting- Womanist Theology and Ethics in Times Like These-Disciples of Christ Clergywomen's Breakfast, Cleveland, 1992


Box Series 5 Box 2 Folder 13 Black Religious Experiences 1860s to Present-Atonement Lutheran Church, 1993


Box Series 5 Box 2 Folder 14 Price of Ticket-Shattering Silence-Racism, Sexism, Homophobia and Justice-Kansas State University Black History Month, 1993


Box Series 5 Box 2 Folder 15 Midwest Bioethics Center Health Care Models-Oregon Health Care Plan, 1993


Box Series 5 Box 2 Folder 16 Racial Ethnic Ph.D. Recruiting Event-Disciples House, 1993


Box Series 5 Box 2 Folder 17 Racial Ethnic Ph.D. Recruiting Event-Disciples House, 1993


Box Series 5 Box 2 Folder 18 Racial Ethnic Ph.D. Recruiting Event-Disciples House, 1993


Box Series 5 Box 2 Folder 19 Hartford Seminary 3 Year Program-Leadership Education for Church and Ecumenical Executives, 1993



Box Series 5 Box 3 Folder 1-2 Called to Make Justice Conference-Chicago, 1993


Box Series 5 Box 3 Folder 3 Duke Divinity School Conference on Discipleship, 1993


Box Series 5 Box 3 Folder 4-5 Washed in Grace of God- Church of Latter Day Saints Internat. Conference of Women, Independence MO, 1993


Box Series 5 Box 3 Folder 6 Being Women All the time-International Conference of Women, 1993


Box Series 5 Box 3 Folder 7 Womanist Spirituality as Social Witness-UMC Pastor's School, 1993


Box Series 5 Box 3 Folder 8 Faculty Retreat-Pacific School of Religion, Mercy Conference Center, Burlingame, CA, 1993


Box Series 5 Box 3 Folder 9 Being Women All the Time, Church Women United Retreat Day-Topeka, KS, 1993


Box Series 5 Box 3 Folder 10 Washed in the Grace of God-Missouri West Conf. of United Methodist Women, 1993


Box Series 5 Box 3 Folder 11 Speaking Engagement Letter-Wesley Foundation Interfaith Center Retreat, 1993


Box Series 5 Box 3 Folder 12 Holding to the Ground as the Ground Keeps Shifting, MLK, Jr. Memorial Convocation-Ottawa University, 1994


Box Series 5 Box 3 Folder 13 Too Many Bygone Scars, Loyola University Women's Study Program, Chicago, 1994


Box Series 5 Box 3 Folder 14 Living in New Jerusalem-Religious-Political Witness of Ida B.Wells-Barnett, Colby College Black History Month Lecture, 1994


Box Series 5 Box 3 Folder 15 Another Kind of Poetry-Transformation as Death and Grace, HDS, 1994


Box Series 5 Box 3 Folder 16 University of Wisconsin-Racial, Ethnic and Gender Diversity Forum, 1994


Box Series 5 Box 3 Folder 17 Ethics in Public Life-Issues in Health Care Forum-Kansas Wesleyan Univ, 1994


Box Series 5 Box 3 Folder 18 Spirituality as Social Witness, Liberation and Reconciliation-Country Club UCC Women's Series, 1994



Box Series 5 Box 4 Folder 1 Birthing Vision, 10th International Christian Women's Fellowship Quadrennial Assembly-Purdue University, 1994


Box Series 5 Box 4 Folder 2 To Be Called Beloved -Resisting Lynching in These Modern TimesDrury College, 1994


Box Series 5 Box 4 Folder 3 And All the Colored Folks is Cursed, M. L. King, Jr. Lecture-Colgate Rochester Divinity School, 1995


Box Series 5 Box 4 Folder 4 To Be Called Beloved, Resisting Lynching in These Modern Times-Bethel College Convocation, 1995


Box Series 5 Box 4 Folder 5 And All the Colored Folks is Cursed-Impact of HIV/AIDS on African American Community--Douglas County AIDS Project, 1995


Box Series 5 Box 4 Folder 6 And All the Colored Folks is Cursed-Impact of HIV/AIDS on African American Community--Hamilton College, 1995


Box Series 5 Box 4 Folder 7 Keeping a Clean House Will Not Keep a Man at Home-Brite Div. School, 1995


Box Series 5 Box 4 Folder 8 And All the Colored Folks is Cursed-Impact of HIV/AIDS on African American Community- Penn State Values in Community Program, 1995


Box Series 5 Box 4 Folder 9 To Heal Wounded Spirit Lecture Series-United Theological Seminary, 1995


Box Series 5 Box 4 Folder 10 Martin L. King, Jr.Paul Irwin Lectures-Claremont School of Theology, 1996


Box Series 5 Box 4 Folder 11 To Heal the Wounded Spirit-First Baptist Church Parish Nursing and God's Justice for All Conference-Kansas City, 1996


Box Series 5 Box 4 Folder 12 Doctor Ain't Taking No Sticks:Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment and Problem of Race and Medicine--Mercy Lectures, Univ. of Detroit, 1996


Box Series 5 Box 4 Folder 13 Youth-Today's Challenge, Tomorrow's Hope, MLK Jr. Youth Day MassMetropolitan Kansas City, 1997



Box Series 5 Box 5 Folder 1 Church and Health Care in Communities of Dispossessed-Women of Faith XII-Creighton University, 1997


Box Series 5 Box 5 Folder 2 Rumors, Mumblings and Stumblings- Southwest Commission on Religious Studies, 1997


Box Series 5 Box 5 Folder 3 Women's History Month, Gonzaga University: Heal Wounded Spirit-Healing and Hope in Communities of Dispossessed, 1997-03-18 -- 1997-03-19


Box Series 5 Box 5 Folder 4 Women's History Month, Gonzaga University: Lectures-Feminist Ethics and Theology, Welfare and Reform, Womanist Ethics, Postmodern Feminism, 1997-03-18 -- 1997-03-19


Box Series 5 Box 5 Folder 5 Women's History Month, Gonzaga University: Information for Sessions, 1997-03-18 -- 1997-03-19


Box Series 5 Box 5 Folder 6 Hope Set High-RLDS International Youth Forum, 1997


Box Series 5 Box 5 Folder 7-8 Speaking in Open-Public Vocation of Women's Theologies-UTS, 1997


Box Series 5 Box 5 Folder 9 Ambassadors for Christ to 21st Century-Ecumenical Ministries of Iowa, 1998


Box Series 5 Box 5 Folder 10 Breaking the Fine Rain of Death, Black History Month-Murray State College, 1998


Box Series 5 Box 5 Folder 11 Girlfriend, You Can't Do That, And Here's Why-St. Paul School of Theology Women's Resource Center Assembly, 1998


Box Series 5 Box 5 Folder 12 Girlfriend, You Can't Do That, And Here's Why-Graduate Theol. Union Conference, Soul to Soul-Women, Religion and 21st Century, 1998


Box Series 5 Box 5 Folder 13 Black Theology as Public Theology: Retrospect to Prospect-Chicago Divinity School 30th Anniversary of James Cone's Black Theology and Black Power, 1998


Box Series 5 Box 5 Folder 14 Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture and Preaching Series-3 Lectures-Duke Univ. Divinity School, 1998


Box Series 5 Box 5 Folder 15 Sexuality and Spirituality What are the Connections -Broadway United Methodist Church, Chicago, 1998


Box Series 5 Box 5 Folder 16 Choice is Not a Luxury-St. Paul School of Theology Faculty Forum, 1998



Box Series 5 Box 6 Folder 1 New Heavens and New Earth-United Methodist Women Make Plain the Vision Assembly, 1998


Box Series 5 Box 6 Folder 2 HDS Speaking Engagement, Fall, 1998


Box Series 5 Box 6 Folder 3 Searching for Paradise in World of Theme Parks, Changing Attitudes, Changing Ways, Changing Church--Trinity UMC Reconciling Congregations Conference-Kansas City, MO, 1998


Box Series 5 Box 6 Folder 4 Searching for Paradise in World of Theme Parks: Womanist Ethic of CarePam Ford Smith Endowment Convocation for Racial Justice, 1998


Box Series 5 Box 6 Folder 5 AIDS and Religion in America Conference-Carter Presidential Center, 1998 Humming Tune: Doing Justice, Loving Mercy, Walking Humbly with God, 1998


Box Series 5 Box 6 Folder 6 AIDS and Religion in America-Faith and AIDS Report by Public Media Center and Aids National Interfaith Network, 1998 -- 1999


Box Series 5 Box 6 Folder 7-8 Women, Health and Healing: New Partnerships, New Perspectives4 Lectures, Colgate Rochester Divinity School, 1998


Box Series 5 Box 6 Folder 9 Ecumenical Church Educator's Event: Faith Odyssey-Chicago, 1999


Box Series 5 Box 6 Folder 10-11 Religion in News: Workshop for Journalists-Texas Christian University, 1999


Box Series 5 Box 6 Folder 12 Non Violence Symposium-Ez. 37:1-14 Valley Before the Vision-Fort Worth, TX, 1999



Box Series 5 Box 7 Folder 1 Called to Care: Claiming Our Christian Vocation-UCC Convocation on Health and Human Service Ministry, 1999


Box Series 5 Box 7 Folder 2 Feminine in Religious Traditions Lecture-Howard University, 1999


Box Series 5 Box 7 Folder 3 Women's Wisdom on Solidarity and Differences-UTS Alumni/ae Weekend, 1999


Box Series 5 Box 7 Folder 4 Searching for Paradise in World of Theme Parks-HDS, 1999 Notes on Lectures by Joan Martin, Delores Williams, 1999


Box Series 5 Box 7 Folder 5 Growing Like Topsy, Harambee Conference-HDS, 1999


Box Series 5 Box 7 Folder 6 Fund for Theological Education Summer Conference, 1999 Community, Vocation and Scholarship- Annotated, 1999


Box Series 5 Box 7 Folder 7-9 Core Connections: Women, Religions and Public Policy-HDS and JFK School of Gov't, 1999


Box Series 5 Box 7 Folder 10 Growing Like Topsy, Sidore Lecture Series-Univ.New Hampshire, 1999


Box Series 5 Box 7 Folder 11 Connecting to Community-UMC Louisiana Annual Conference for Spiritual Leadership, 2000


Box Series 5 Box 7 Folder 12 Growing like Topsy-Anna Julia Cooper Lecture, Candler School of Theology, 2000


Box Series 5 Box 7 Folder 13 Some Reflections on Engaging Prophetic Vision in Practice of Pastoral Care-Association of Clinical Pastoral Education, 2000



Box Series 5 Box 8 Folder 1 Black Seminarians Week-Perkins School of Theology, 2000


Box Series 5 Box 8 Folder 2 Wellness for Body and Soul-UMC South Indiana Conference, Bloomington, IN, 2000


Box Series 5 Box 8 Folder 3 To Heal the Wounded Spirit-Healing and Hope in Communities of Dispossessed-American Baptist College Garnett-Nabrit Lecture Series, 2000


Box Series 5 Box 8 Folder 4 To Heal the Wounded Spirit: Healing and Hope in Communities of Dispossessed-Siena College Niebuhr Institute, 2000


Box Series 5 Box 8 Folder 5 On Keeping Faith with the Center-GETS Black Theology and Ministry for New Millennium, 2000


Box Series 5 Box 8 Folder 6 African American Religious Studies Panel-HDS, 2000


Box Series 5 Box 8 Folder 7 Lamenting Our Way into Transformation, Bible-Church-World Conference, Auburn Theol. Seminary and UTS, 2000


Box Series 5 Box 8 Folder 8 Biblical Framework for Overcoming Violence- WCC Decade for Overcoming Violence Planning Meeting, 2000


Box Series 5 Box 8 Folder 9 Womanist Perspective on Spirituality in Leadership- Association of Theological Schools (ATS), 2000


Box Series 5 Box 8 Folder 10 Random Thoughts on Eradication of Poverty-Riverside Church Conference on National Challenge to Eradicate Poverty, 2000


Box Series 5 Box 8 Folder 11 Breaking the Silence: Sex, Sexuality and Congregation-NY Metropolitan Coalition for Reproductive Choice, 2000


Box Series 5 Box 8 Folder 12-13 Critical Religious Worldviews Conferences, 2000-03-31 -- 2000-10-20


Box Series 5 Box 8 Folder 14 Growing like Topsy-YDS Fall Convocation, 2000


Box Series 5 Box 8 Folder 15 Reflection on Failed Drug War-NY Theol. Seminary Religious Leaders for More Just and Compassionate Drug Policy, 2000


Box Series 5 Box 8 Folder 16 UMC Women's Day of Challenge and Reflection, 2001 Polity, Justice, Economy, Ethic of Control, Ethic of Risk Correspondence includes G. W. Bush, 2000-12-20


Box Series 5 Box 8 Folder 17 Iliff School of Theology Week of Graduate Lectures/Rocky Mountain Ministers' School, 2001


Box Series 5 Box 8 Folder 18 Searching for Paradise in World of Theme Parks-Judson Memorial Church Service, NYC, 2001


Box Series 5 Box 8 Folder 19-20 Inaugural Lecture as UTS Professor of Christian Ethics-Vanishing into Limbo, Peculiar Career of Aunt Jemima, 2001-02-16



Box Series 5 Box 9 Folder 1 Roger Williams Symposium, Washington State University, 2000


Box Series 5 Box 9 Folder 2 Faith, Vision and Service Dinner, Columbia Univ. Chaplaincy Office, 2001


Box Series 5 Box 9 Folder 3 General Pedagogical Issues-Luce Colleague Program, AubTS, 2001


Box Series 5 Box 9 Folder 4 Theology and Pedagogy in Cyberspace, Garrett-E.T.S., 2001


Box Series 5 Box 9 Folder 5 We Are on the Potter's Wheel-Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Laity Day, Philadelphia, 2001


Box Series 5 Box 9 Folder 6 Union Day 2001-Educating Leadership for a World and Church in the Making-Future of Union and Excerpt from Eulogy for Rev. Annie Ruth Powell, 2001


Box Series 5 Box 9 Folder 7 Seeing the World With Different Eyes, European Women's College-Zurich, 2001


Box Series 5 Box 9 Folder 8 Women on the Move for God-St. John AME Church Women's Weekend,, 2001


Box Series 5 Box 9 Folder 9 Escola Superior de Teologia, São Leopoldo, Brazil , 2001 History and Development of Womanist Theology-Photographs, 2001


Box Series 5 Box 9 Folder 10 United Nations NGO Forum, World Conference Against Racism-Durban, South Africa, 2002


Box Series 5 Box 9 Folder 11 Feminine Ethicists Annual Program, 2001


Box Series 5 Box 9 Folder 12 25th Anniversary of Joan M. Martin Ordination-Episcopal Divinity School, 2001


Box Series 5 Box 9 Folder 13 Vanishing into Limbo, Peculiar Career of Aunt Jemima-HDS Feminist Liberation Theology Lecture, 2001


Box Series 5 Box 9 Folder 14 Bangor Theological Seminary 97th Convocation, 2002


Box Series 5 Box 9 Folder 15 JFK School of Government's Women and Public Policy Program/Women's Studies, 2002


Box Series 5 Box 9 Folder 16 Growing Like Topsy-Solidarity in Work of Dismantling Evil, HDS Women's Study in Religion Program, 2002


Box Series 5 Box 9 Folder 17-18 Women's Initiative Consultation on Gender, Faith, and Responses to HIV/AIDS in Africa, YDS, 2002


Box Series 5 Box 9 Folder 19 Women's Studies in Religion Program-HDS Visiting Scholars--Harvard Club, NYC, 2002


Box Series 5 Box 9 Folder 20 Songs of Zion-Boston Univ. School of Theology Black Seminarians' Association, 2002-05-18



Box Series 5 Box 10 Folder 1 Empire and Forgottenness-Abysmal Sylphs in Reparations Debate for Black Folks in U S-UTS Bonhoeffer Conference, 2002


Box Series 5 Box 10 Folder 2 Religious Leaders for More Just and Compassionate Drug Policy, 2002


Box Series 5 Box 10 Folder 3 Growing like Topsy-Rumblings on Solidarity in-Multi-Cultural USAHein-Fry Lecture Series--Lutheran Theol. Southern Seminary, 2003


Box Series 5 Box 10 Folder 4 Growing like Topsy-Solidarity in Work of Dismantling Evil-HDS Sabbatical Lecture, 2003


Box Series 5 Box 10 Folder 5 Reflections on War with Iraq-UTS Faculty Panel, 2003


Box Series 5 Box 10 Folder 6 Vanishing into Limbo- Peculiar Career of Aunt Jemima, Many Faces of Globalization-Lewis University, 2003


Box Series 5 Box 10 Folder 7 Not But Me One, New York Sabbatical Institute-AubTS, New York Theological Seminary, UTS, 2003


Box Series 5 Box 10 Folder 8 III Conferência, Mulher Negra, Teologia e Saúde, 2003


Box Series 5 Box 10 Folder 9 Womanist Spirituality of Health and Redemption-Black Clergywomen of United Methodist Church, 2003


Box Series 5 Box 10 Folder 10 Legends are Memories Greater Than Memories, Reparations in Time of Empire-Wake Forest Divinity School Steelman Lectures, 2003


Box Series 5 Box 10 Folder 11 Kairos CoMotion Conference, 2003


Box Series 5 Box 10 Folder 12 Forum of Concerned Religious Leaders Faithful Action Interfaith DialogueJudson Memorial Church, 2003


Box Series 5 Box 10 Folder 13 Doctor Ain't Takin' No Sticks, African American Health-Barry Univ. Council on Bioethics, 2004


Box Series 5 Box 10 Folder 14 Asbury United Methodist Church, Phoenix, AZ, 2004


Box Series 5 Box 10 Folder 15-16 Mounting the High Side of Misery: Antoinette Brown Lecture-Vanderbilt Divinity School, Women in Ministry Conference-Princeton Theological Seminary, 2004


Box Series 5 Box 10 Folder 17 [Course by EMT and W. H. Myers]-Ashland Theol. Seminary, McCreary Center for African American Religious Studies, 2004


Box Series 5 Box 10 Folder 18 UTS Celebrating Delores S. Williams-Question of the Day-Songs We Thought We Knew, 2004


Box Series 5 Box 10 Folder 19 Critical Emancipatory Discourse: Rethinking Practices and Ethics of Theological Studies-Symposium in Honor of Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza--Perkins School of Theology, 2004


Box Series 5 Box 10 Folder 20 CSSR Seminar on Love and Attachment, Columbia University, 2004



Box Series 5 Box 11 Folder 1-2 Coolidge Research Colloquium Association for Religion and Intellectual Life: 10th Colloquium-Photographs, 1993


Box Series 5 Box 11 Folder 3 Coolidge Research Colloquium Association for Religion and Intellectual Life: 11th Colloquium-Photographs, 1994


Box Series 5 Box 11 Folder 4-5 Coolidge Research Colloquium Association for Religion and Intellectual Life: 12th Colloquium-Photographs, 1995


Box Series 5 Box 11 Folder 6 Coolidge Research Colloquium Association for Religion and Intellectual Life: 13th Annual Research Colloquium, Yale Univ., 1996



Box Series 5 Box 12 Folder 1 Coolidge Research Colloquium Association for Religion and Intellectual Life: 13th Annual Research Colloquium, Yale Univ.-Photographs, 1996


Box Series 5 Box 12 Folder 2-4 Coolidge Research Colloquium Association for Religion and Intellectual Life: 14th Annual Research Colloquium, Columbia Univ., 1997


Box Series 5 Box 12 Folder 5-7 Agentes de Pastoral Negros, Institute of Theological Education of Bahia, Brazil [ITEBA], 2002


Box Series 5 Box 12 Folder 8-9 UTS Brazil Travel Seminar, ITEBA institute, 2004



Box Series 5 Box 13 Folder 1 Christian Triumphalism-Some Historical Touchstones, AubTS, 2004


Box Series 5 Box 13 Folder 2 African American Spirituality-Wake Forest Divinity School, 2004


Box Series 5 Box 13 Folder 3 New Testament and Roman Empire, UTS, 2004


Box Series 5 Box 13 Folder 4 Mounting the High Side of Misery, James C. Spaulding Memorial Lecture, Univ. of Iowa, 2004


Box Series 5 Box 13 Folder 5 Called to Unlimited Possibilities, Annual Heritage Week-Emory Univ., 2005


Box Series 5 Box 13 Folder 6 Appraisal of Black and Womanist Theologies in Life of Church and Academy, Reunion for Church and Black Experience Center-GarrettEvangelical Theological Seminary, 2005


Box Series 5 Box 13 Folder 7 Christian Triumphalism and Empire: Doing a Two-Step with Evil-Foundry United Methodist Church, Washington, DC, 2005


Box Series 5 Box 13 Folder 8 United Theological Seminary of Twin Cities, 2005


Box Series 5 Box 13 Folder 9 Cultural Production of Evil-Notes on Fantastic Hegemonic Imagination, 2005


Box Series 5 Box 13 Folder 10 We Don't Get to Shut the World Out: Some Things an Ethicist Thinks About- Rotary Club, Nashville, TN; NYC Conference on Evil, 2005


Box Series 5 Box 13 Folder 11 Floppy Discs, circa 1987 -- 2009

Disc 429 Church Workshops Disc 436-439 Lectures 1987-2000 Disc 448 Aunt Jemima Disc 448a Aunt Jemima Slide Show



Box RC6 Lectures, circa 2000 -- 2012



Box RC9 Lectures, 2013 -- 2015

Series 6: Professional Organizations, 1985 -- 2015

This series is open for research.

4 linear feet; 4 linear feet; 4 boxes

This series contains materials related to Townes' regular attendance at conferences of various professional organizations, and includes lectures, reviews, correspondence, and leadership materials from the Society for Christian Ethics, the Society for the Study of Black Religion, the Association of Theological Schools, and the American Academy of Religion. Also included are papers presented by Townes, and addresses and papers (listed with title and author) by other participants when Townes was part of a panel, or responded to papers presented.

This series is arranged by professional organization.



Box RC1 American Academy of Religion, 1988 -- 1999

Afro-American Religious History Group-Chicago, IL, 1988; Anaheim, CA -Includes Liberation Theology Groups, 1989; Regional Meeting, Denver, CO, 1990; Ottawa, Canada- Womanist Approaches to Religion and Society 1990; Kansas City, MO, 1991; Womanist Approaches to Religion and Society Group; Appropriation and Reciprocity in Womanist /Mujerista/Feminist Group; Voices Not Heard-Margins Conference 1991; San Francisco, CA-Asian American Women's Resources for Justice and Wholeness 1992; San Francisco, CA-Ethics Introduction-Sexuality Crisis in American Churches-Theoretical Reflections 1992; Washington, DC- Ethics and Women's Lives-Diverse Vantage Points. 1993; Washington, DC-Womanist Approaches to Religion and Society, 1993; Washington, DC-Religion and Social Sciences Session, 1993; Washington, DC-African American Womanists-Jewish Feminists: Working Across Differences, 1993; Chicago, IL-Women and Religion Group, 1994; Philadelphia, PA-Womanist Approaches to Religion and Society Group, 1995; First Womanist Consultation Report; New Orleans, LA, 1996; New Orleans, LA-Womanist Approaches to Religion and Society, 1996; Balancing Womanist Imperatives-Second Consultation; Notes on Speaking to the Expansiveness of Womanist Discourse; San Francisco, CA-Womanist Approaches to Religion and Society Consultation 1997; Consultation for Black Scholars in Religion, 1997; Orlando, FL-Womanist Approaches to Religion and Society Consultation, 1998; Consultation for Black Scholars in Religion, 1998; Boston, MA-Womanist Approaches to Religion and Society Group, 1999; Committee on Status of Women in the Profession; Consultation for Black Religious Scholars, 1999



Box RC2 American Academy of Religion, 1999 -- 2011

Boston, MA-Womanist Approaches to Religion and Society Consultation, 1999; Nashville, TN-Womanist Approaches to Religion and Society Consultation, 2000; Consultation for Black Religious Scholars, 2000; New Brunswick, 2001; Denver, CO, 2001; Brandeis University, 2002; Toronto, 2002; Consultation for Black Religious Scholars, 2002; Atlanta, GA, 2003; AAR Program Committee 2003-2006; Consultation for Black Religious Scholars, 2003; San Antonio, TX, 2004 Theology Group, Womanist Approaches to Religion and Society Group; Consultation for Black Religious Scholars, 2004; AAR Vice President Orientation 2005; AAR Annual Meeting 2005; AAR Audit of Financial Statements 2005-2006; AAR Executive Director Search 2006; AAR Executive Committee 2006; AAR Executive Committee Sept 2006; AAR Board of Directors 2006; AAR Board of Directors 2006; AAR Board of Directors part 2 2006; AAR Annual Meeting 2006; AAR Audit of Financial Statements 2006-2007; Upper Midwest AAR Annual 2007; AAR Independent Meeting Discussion 2007; AAR Executive Committee Meeting 2007; AAR Governance Task Force 2007-2008; AAR Annual Meeting 2007; AAR Executive Committee Meeting 2008; Southwest Regional AAR 2008; AAR Annual Meeting 2008; AAR Report to Board 2008; AAR Annual Meeting 2009; AAR Annual Meeting 2010; AAR San Francisco 2011



Box RC3 American Academy of Religion (AAR); Association of Theological Schools (ATS); Society for Study of Black Religion (SSBR); Society of Christian Ethics (SCE), 1985 -- 2015

AAR Biblical Literature Meeting Presentation 2012; AAR Annual Meeting 2013; AAR Meeting 2014; ATS Consultation on Underrepresented Constituencies-Pittsburgh, PA, 2000; ATS Editorial Board Meeting-Pittsburgh, PA, 2000: ATS Consultation for Racial/Ethnic Members of ATS Committees-Pittsburgh, PA, 2000 -2001; ATS Black and Hispanic Dialogue- Pittsburgh, PA, 2002; ATS Seminar for Racial/Ethnic Women in Theological Education-Pittsburgh, PA, 2004; ATS Women in Leadership 2005; ATS Meeting 2005; ATS Lilly Conference on Theological Research and ATS 2007; ATS Annual Meeting 2010; ATS Women in Leadership 2010; ATS We Are Not Raising the Dead-ATS 2012; ATS Committee on Race and Equality Meeting ATS 2013; ATS Annual Meeting 2015; SSBR Philadelphia, PA-Photographs 1993; SSBR Atlanta, GA, 1994; SSBR Atlanta, GA, 1995; SSBR Kingston, Jamaica, 1996: SSBR Dayton, OH, 1997-SSSR Newsletter v.6, Dec 1996: SSBR 31st Annual [Meeting], Philadelphia, PA, 2001; SSBR St Paul, MN, 2003: SSBR Louisville, KY, 2005; Society for the Study of Black Religion 2006; Society for the Study of Black Religion 2007; Society for the Study of Black Religion 2010; Society for the Study of Black Religion 2014; Society for the Study of Black Religion 2015; SCE 26th Annual, 1985; SCE 30th Annual, 1989; SCE 31st Annual, 1990: SCE 32nd Annual, 1991; SCE 33rd Annual, 1992- Convener of Womanist and Feminist Ethics Session; SCE 34th Annual, 1993; SCE 35th Annual, 1994; SCE 36th Annual, 1995; SCE Correspondence with Editors of Annual, 1995-1996; SCE 37th Annual, 1996; SCE 38th Annual, 1997; SCE 39th Annual, 1998; SCE 40th Annual, 1999-Symposium Honoring Beverly Harrison; SCE 41st Annual, 2000; SCE 42nd Annual, 2001



Box RC4 Society of Christian Ethics (SCE); Other, 1987 -- 2013

SCE 43rd Annual, 2002; SCE 44th Annual, 2003; SCE 45th Annual, 2004; SCE 46th Annual, 2005 in Conjunction with Society of Jewish Ethics; Society of Christian Ethics 2006; Society of Christian Ethics 2007; Society of Christian Ethics 2008; Society of Christian Ethics 2009; Society of Christian Ethics 2009-2010; Society of Christian Ethics 2010; Society of Christian Ethics Newsletter 2012-2013; American Society of Church History, Washington, DC, 1987 Autobiography and Biography as Methodology for Study of Women and Religion; Society for Scientific Study of Religion, Salt Lake City, 1989 Sacred Witness, Prophetic Hope-Power of God in Afro-American Religious Experience; Women's Studies in Religion Program, Harvard Univ., 2001-2002; Association for Theological Field Education, Chicago, 2003 Theo-Ethical Reflections on Theological Education; Fund for Theological Education [FTE]-Doctoral and Dissertation Selection Committee Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 2001 Expanding Horizons Conference, UTS, 2001; Boston Healing Landscape Project 2003; Call to Action Conference-Milwaukee 2005; Tarriq Ramadan Invitation 2006; Santa Fe Theologians Institute 2006; Institute of Theological Education of Bahia 2006; American Political Science Association 2007; Sacred Rhetoric of African American Women Conference 2008; Environmental (Dis)locations Planning 2010; Environmental (Dis)locations-Yale 2010; Environmental (Dis)locations Registration Forms 2010; Environmental (Dis)locations Administrative 2010; Earlham Artist and Lecture Series 2010; Women in Leadership Conference 2010-2011; Yale African American Studies-A Working Conference 2011; Samuel Dewitt Proctor Conference 2012; FTE Consultation 2013; Disc 475: Ethnic Coalition; Disc 476: Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, JFSR; Disc 477: Wabash Center Workshop on Teaching and Learning for African American Faculty; Disc 478: Society of Christian Ethics-The Annual; Disc 479: Society for the Study of Black Religion; Disc 480: American Academy of Religion

Series 7: Writings, 1983 -- 2013

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

5.5 linear feet; 5.55 linear feet; 11 boxes

This series contains drafts, manuscript notes, and final copies of published articles written by Townes, as well as chapters for books, and essays for dictionary and encyclopedia entries. Also included is correspondence with magazine editors and/or publishers.

This series is arranged roughly chronologically by publication date.



Box Series 7 Box 1 Folder 1 Politics of Racism-Ecumenical Women's Center Newsletter, 11(4), 1983-04


Box Series 7 Box 1 Folder 2-3 Twin Roots Into Action: Churches in Solidarity with Women Resources for Participation in Ecumenical Decade, 1988 -- 1998


Box Series 7 Box 1 Folder 4 Twin Roots-Article for Ecumenical Decade Resource Packets-Photograph, circa 1983 -- 2005


Box Series 7 Box 1 Folder 5 Ida B. Wells-Barnett- Afro-American Prophet, in Christian Century, 1989


Box Series 7 Box 1 Folder 6 This Far By Faith, in Christian Century, 1988-11-16


Box Series 7 Box 1 Folder 7 Cheryl Sander- Roundtable Response: Christian Ethics and Theology in Womanist Perspective, JFSR, 1989


Box Series 7 Box 1 Folder 8 Price of Ticket-Racism, Sexism, Heterosexism and Church in Light of AIDS Crisis-Sourcebook, 1991


Box Series 7 Box 1 Folder 9 Chord of Justice-Apocalyptic Vision and Communal Change, 1991


Box Series 7 Box 1 Folder 10 African American Women-Biographical Dictionary-Entries, 1991


Box Series 7 Box 1 Folder 11 Sealed Envelope Establishing Copyright of Stony Point Conference Talk, 1991

75 years from date of creation.


Box Series 7 Box 1 Folder 12 Book Review -James Cone's Martin and Malcolm in America for Christianity and Crisis, 1991


Box Series 7 Box 1 Folder 13 Keeping a Clean House Will Not Keep a Man at Home: Unctuous Womanist Rhetoric of Justice-Article for Race, Class and Gender: New Vision, Ed. David Batstone, circa 1983 -- 2005


Box Series 7 Box 1 Folder 14 Appropriation and Reciprocity Panel Response, Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, 8 (2)-Galley Proof, 1992


Box Series 7 Box 1 Folder 15-16 Because God Gave Her Vision: Religious Impulse of Ida B. Wells-BarnettArticle for Spirituality and Social Responsibility: Vocational Vision of Women in United Methodist Tradition, 1992



Box Series 7 Box 2 Folder 1-2 SCE Annual: Appropriation and Reciprocity in Doing of Feminist and Womanist Ethics To Be Called Beloved, 1993


Box Series 7 Box 2 Folder 3-5 Black Women: From Slavery to Womanist Liberation-Chapter for Documentary History of Women and Religion in America, 1993 -- 1995


Box Series 7 Box 2 Folder 6 And All the Colored Folks is Cursed, Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, Backlash Roundtable, 10 (1), 1994


Box Series 7 Box 2 Folder 7 For All the Saints-Calendar of Commemoration for United Methodists, 1994


Box Series 7 Box 2 Folder 8 Voices of the Spirit: Womanist Methodologies in Theological Disciplines, Womanist, 1 (1), 1994-05


Box Series 7 Box 2 Folder 9 Dictionary of Feminist Theologies- Entries, 1995-10


Box Series 7 Box 2 Folder 10 New Handbook of Christian Theologians-Canceled Project, 1994-11-27


Box Series 7 Box 2 Folder 11 Washed in the Grace of God, for Violence Against Women and Children Anthology, 1995-06


Box Series 7 Box 2 Folder 12-13 Ethics as an Art of Doing the Work Our Souls Must Have-Chapter for Arts of Ministry, 1995-09


Box Series 7 Box 2 Folder 14 Correspondence-Articles Submitted as Chapters in Books, 1996 -- 2003


Box Series 7 Box 2 Folder 15 Womanist Theology: Dancing With Twisted Hip; Draft Chapter for Contours: Introduction to North American Modern and Post-Modern Theologies, 1996-01


Box Series 7 Box 2 Folder 16 Womanist Theology: Dancing With Twisted Hip; Draft Chapter for Contours: Draft Chapter for Introduction to Christian Theology: Contemporary North American Perspectives, 1996-04



Box Series 7 Box 3 Folder 1 Growing Like Topsy: Womanist Reflections on Dream and NightmaresChapter for Unfinished Dream: Theological Voices from U.S. Minorities, 1997


Box Series 7 Box 3 Folder 2 Welfare in the Age of Spectacles-Article for Justice for All? Feminist Ethics Confronts Welfare Policy, 1998


Box Series 7 Box 3 Folder 3 Contemporary American Religion: Three Essays-Love, Suffering, Theodicy, 1999


Box Series 7 Box 3 Folder 4 Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America: Project Proposal, Correspondence, 1999 -- 2001


Box Series 7 Box 3 Folder 5 Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America: Advisory Board List, Editors, Curriculum Vitae, 1999-10


Box Series 7 Box 3 Folder 6 Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America: Draft Chapter-Black Women: From Slavery to Womanist Liberation, circa 1999


Box Series 7 Box 3 Folder 7 Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America: EMT Research Materials, circa 1999


Box Series 7 Box 3 Folder 8 Public Influences of African American Churches Project: Participants, Correspondence, Mission Statements, Surveys, 1999 -- 2000


Box Series 7 Box 3 Folder 9-12 Public Influences of African American Churches Project: Research Materials- National Black Women's Health Project Website, 1999 -- 2000


Box Series 7 Box 3 Folder 13 Public Influences of African American Churches Project: Chapter Copies-Women's Rights and Public Policy in Black Churches Meetings, Draft of Mary Jo Bane's Chapter, Final Correspondence, 1999 -- 2000



Box Series 7 Box 4 Folder 1-2 Mining the Motherlode-Workshop and Evaluations, Proposal and Rationale, 2000 -- 2004


Box Series 7 Box 4 Folder 3 Discs, circa 1988 -- 2009

Disc 434: In a Blaze of Glory-Research Files; Disc 435: In a Blaze of Glory-Text; Disc 440: Articles-Salem, Keller, Williams, Riggs, Speaks, Mild; Disc 441: Keller and Ruether; Disc 442: Ethical Theories; Disc 443: Charts; Disc 444: Articles 1988; Disc 445: Articles: 1991 – [199?], [200?]; Disc 446: CDC AIDS Reports


Box Series 7 Box 4 Folder 4 Discs, circa 1993 -- 1998

Disc 447: Troubling In My Soul-Womanist Perspectives on Evil and Suffering, Jul 16, 1993; Disc 449: Empire and Forgottenness-Abysmal Sylphs in Reparations Debate for Black Folks in the United States; Disc 450: Breaking the Fine Rain of Death-Text Files Copy B; Disc 451: Breaking the Fine Rain of Death- Revised May 9, 1998; Disc 452: To Heal the Wounded Spirit-Research Files #1 Lament, Black Socioeconomic Context, Health Care and Public Health; Disc 453: To Heal the Wounded Spirit-Research Files #2 Black Health, Tuskegee, HIV/AIDS; Disc 454: To Heal the Wounded Spirit- Research Files #3 Healing and Wholeness, Womanist Ethic of Care


Box Series 7 Box 4 Folder 5 Discs, circa 2002 -- 2004

Disc 455: Embracing the Spirit-Womanist Perspectives on Hope, Salvation and Transformation- Disc 1 Disc 456: Embracing the Spirit-Womanist Perspectives on Hope, Salvation and Transformation-Disc Essays, Copy 1 Disc 457: Embracing the Spirit-Womanist Perspectives on Hope, Salvation and Transformation, Copy 2 Disc 458: Still Believing After All These Years-Draft Oct 30, 2002 Disc 459: Still Believing After All These Years-Final, Jan 10, 2004 Disc 482: Women's Rights and Public Policy [From Box 3, f13]



Box Series 7 Box 5 Folder 1 Womanist Ethics and the Cultural Production of Evil: Materials for Introduction, circa 2002


Box Series 7 Box 5 Folder 2-5 Womanist Ethics and the Cultural Production of Evil: Chapter 1 Drafts 1-4, 2002-04-15 -- 2002-04-23


Box Series 7 Box 5 Folder 6 Womanist Ethics and the Cultural Production of Evil: Chapter 1, Draft 5, CD: Feedback, Women's Studies in Religion Program, 2002-04 -- 2002-05


Box Series 7 Box 5 Folder 7 Womanist Ethics and the Cultural Production of Evil: Chapter 1 Sent to Reviewers, 2002-04-25


Box Series 7 Box 5 Folder 8-15 Womanist Ethics and the Cultural Production of Evil: Chapter 2, Drafts 1-8, 2001-10-21 -- 2002-03-28


Box Series 7 Box 5 Folder 16 Womanist Ethics and the Cultural Production of Evil: Chapter 2 Sent to Reviewers, 2002-03


Box Series 7 Box 5 Folder 17 Womanist Ethics and the Cultural Production of Evil: Chapter 2 Research Materials-Annotations, circa 2002



Box Series 7 Box 6 Folder 1-3 Womanist Ethics and the Cultural Production of Evil: Chapter 2 Research Materials-Annotations, circa 2002


Box Series 7 Box 6 Folder 4-7 Womanist Ethics and the Cultural Production of Evil: Chapter 3 Drafts 1-4, 2001-12-31 -- 2002-02-17


Box Series 7 Box 6 Folder 8-9 Womanist Ethics and the Cultural Production of Evil: Chapter 3 Materials to Review for Inclusion-Annotated, circa 2002


Box Series 7 Box 6 Folder 10-12 Womanist Ethics and the Cultural Production of Evil: Chapter 4 Drafts 1-3, circa 2003-09 -- 2004-01


Box Series 7 Box 6 Folder 13 Womanist Ethics and the Cultural Production of Evil: Chapter 4 Research Materials, circa 2002



Box Series 7 Box 7 Folder 1-4 Womanist Ethics and the Cultural Production of Evil: Chapter 4 Research Materials, circa 2002


Box Series 7 Box 7 Folder 5-8 Womanist Ethics and the Cultural Production of Evil: Chapter 5 Drafts 1, 2002-01-25 -- 2002-02-25


Box Series 7 Box 7 Folder 9 Womanist Ethics and the Cultural Production of Evil: Chapter 5 Research Materials, circa 2002


Box Series 7 Box 7 Folder 10-11 Womanist Ethics and the Cultural Production of Evil: Chapter 6, Drafts 1-2, 2002-02-06 -- 2002-02-17


Box Series 7 Box 7 Folder 12 Womanist Ethics and the Cultural Production of Evil: Chapter 6 Research Materials, circa 2002



Box Series 7 Box 8 Folder 1 Womanist Ethics and the Cultural Production of Evil: Introduction Draft, circa 2005


Box Series 7 Box 8 Folder 2-7 Womanist Ethics and the Cultural Production of Evil: Chapters 16 Drafts, circa 2005


Box Series 7 Box 8 Folder 8 Womanist Ethics and the Cultural Production of Evil: Complete Book for Readers-Annotations, 2005-03


Box Series 7 Box 8 Folder 9 Womanist Ethics and the Cultural Production of Evil: Book Index, Reader Reviews; EMT Responses, 2005-03


Box Series 7 Box 8 Folder 10-11 Womanist Ethics and the Cultural Production of Evil: Reader Reviews, Notes, Correspondence, 2005-06


Box Series 7 Box 8 Folder 12 Womanist Ethics and the Cultural Production of Evil: Publisher Galley Copy, Notes, 2005-07


Box Series 7 Box 8 Folder 13 Womanist Ethics and the Cultural Production of Evil: Research Materials Not Stored With Chapters, circa 2005



Box Series 7 Box 9 Folder 1-2 Womanist Ethics and the Cultural Production of Evil: Research Materials Not Used With Chapters, circa 2005


Box Series 7 Box 9 Folder 3-4 Womanist Ethics and the Cultural Production of Evil: Notes, circa 2005



Box RC7 Writings, circa 1989 -- 2010



Box RC9 Writings, circa 2007 -- 2013

Series 8: General, circa 1960 -- 2015

This series is open for research.

6 linear feet; 6 linear feet; 11 boxes

This series contains the writing, Bible study work (including weekly Sunday service programs), and memorabilia of Emilie's father, Dr. Ross E. Townes (1914 – 1990), as well as general information relating to the Methodist church and Emilie Townes' yearly planning calendars from 1988 through 2004. This series also contains plaques, awards, AV material, posters, and photographs.

This series is arranged by format and then roughly chronologically.



Box Series 8 Box 1 Folder 1 Ross E. Townes: Writings and Essays, circa 1960 -- 1989


Box Series 8 Box 1 Folder 2 Ross E. Townes: Writings, Reflections and Keepsakes-Prayers, Reflections, Clippings, Membership Cards, Conference Badges, Photographs, circa 1960 -- 1989


Box Series 8 Box 1 Folder 3 Ross E. Townes: Awards-Graduation Tassel, circa 1960 -- 1989


Box Series 8 Box 1 Folder 4 Henry Evans, Early Preacher, Collected and Written By R. Townes, circa 1960 -- 1989


Box Series 8 Box 1 Folder 5 Obituary-Dr. Ross Townes (D. July 1990) Church Memorial Service Leaflet, Vita, Typed Reflection, circa 1990


Box Series 8 Box 1 Folder 6 R. Townes' Bible, circa 1960 -- 1989


Box Series 8 Box 1 Folder 7 Weekly Church Bulletins and R. Townes Bible Study Notes, 1981


Box Series 8 Box 1 Folder 8-11 Weekly Bulletins and R. Townes Bible Study Notes, 1982 -- 1983



Box Series 8 Box 2 Folder 1-8 Weekly Bulletins and R. Townes Bible Study Notes, 1984 -- 1987



Box Series 8 Box 3 Folder 1-4 Weekly Bulletins and R. Townes Bible Study Notes, 1988 -- 1989


Box Series 8 Box 3 Folder 5 Weekly Bulletins and R. Townes Bible Study Notes, 1990



Box Series 8 Box 4 Folder 1 Faith-Based Initiatives-High Risk Youth Information Packet, 2000


Box Series 8 Box 4 Folder 2 15th World Methodist Conference, Nairobi, Kenya-Proceedings, 1987


Box Series 8 Box 4 Folder 3 From Milkpail To Pulpit: Life Story of Aimee Semple Mcpherson, 1985


Box Series 8 Box 4 Folder 4 Labeled Disc Separators, circa 1990


Box Series 8 Box 4 Folder 5 Pocket Day-Timer Folder-Notes from Lecture at GETS, 1988



Box Series 8 Box 5 Folder 1 Calendars, 1988 -- 1991



Box Series 8 Box 6 Folder 1 Calendars, 1992 -- 1994



Box Series 8 Box 7 Folder 1-2 Calendars, 1993 -- 1995


Box Series 8 Box 7 Folder 3 Calendars, 1998 -- 2000


Box Series 8 Box 7 Folder 4 Calendars, 2000 -- 2004


Box Series 8 Box 7 Folder 5 Calendars, circa 1988 -- 2004



Box RC8 Plaques and awards, circa 1980 -- 2004



Box RC10 AV files, circa 1980 -- 2004


Box RC10 Worship service, 1989-05-07, 1 audiocassettes; 1 audiocassette


Box RC10 1990 Miss Minister's Week: 1 Dr. Emilie Townes: Witnessing an Active Faith, 1990, 1 audiocassettes; 1 audiocassette


Box RC10 1990 Miss Minister's Week: 3 Dr. Emilie Townes: WTuesday Morning, 1990, 1 audiocassettes; 1 audiocassette


Box RC10 1990 Miss Minister's Week: 4 Dr. Emilie Townes: Tuesday Afternoon, 1990, 1 audiocassettes; 1 audiocassette


Box RC10 Rev Townes Women's Day, 1991-05-19, 1 audiocassettes; 1 audiocassette


Box RC10 A93 Theme: Appropriation and Reciprocity in Womanist/Mujerista/Feminist Work, AAR/SBL Annual Meeting, Kansas City MO, 1991-11-23 -- 1991-11-26, 2 audiocassettes; 2 audiocassettes


Box RC10 "Keeping A Clean House Will Not Keep A Man At Home": A Womanist Ethic of Justice and Hope, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary African-American History Month Lecture, 1992-02-19, 1 audiocassettes; 1 audiocassette


Box RC10 Be Who You Are, 1992-05-17, 1 audiocassettes; 1 audiocassette


Box RC10 A19 Theme: Brave New Womanist Words: Critiques of New Texts, AAR Annual Meeting, San Francisco CA, 1992-11-21 -- 1992-11-24, 1 audiocassettes; 1 audiocassette


Box RC10 Second Baptist Church Tape Ministry, "The Alphabet of Grace", 1993-04-19, 1 audiocassettes; 1 audiocassette


Box RC10 1993 College of Christian Life The Illinois Areas - The United Methodist church Wednesday Morning Worship, 1993-08-18, 1 audiocassettes; 1 audiocassette


Box RC10 Second Baptist GandP Outreach Ministry, "The Valley Before the Vision", 1993-09-12, 1 audiocassettes; 1 audiocassette


Box RC10 Second Baptist Church, 1994-04-03, 1 audiocassettes; 1 audiocassette


Box RC10 A109 Women and Religion Section and Womanist Approaches to Relig and Society Grp Speaking to the Expansiveness of Womanist Discourse, AAR Annual Meeting, San Francisco CA, 1997-11-22 -- 1997-11-25, 1 audiocassettes; 1 audiocassette


Box RC10 Faculty Forum: "Choice is Not a Luxury", 1998-05-07, 1 audiocassettes; 1 audiocassette


Box RC10 1998 Assembly of the United Methodist Women, Orlando: Bible Study by Tex Sample and Emilie M. Townes, 1998-05-15, 2 audiocassettes; 2 audiocassettes


Box RC10 Saint Paul School of Theology Faculty Forum Lecture: "Growing Like Topsy", 1999-05-06, 1 audiocassettes; 1 audiocassette


Box RC10 Anna Julia Cooper Lecture: Growing Like Topsy, 2000-02-16, 1 audiocassettes; 1 audiocassette


Box RC10 Yale University Divinity School and Berkeley Divinity School at Yale, Bartlett Lecture - Fall Convocation, 2000, 1 audiocassettes; 1 audiocassette


Box RC10 Dr. William H. Myers New Mount Zion Baptist Church: "The Songs of Zion", 2004-04-18, 1 audiocassettes; 1 audiocassette


Box RC10 African-American Studies in Religion and Theology Search: "Aunt Jemima as Counter-Memory: Ethical Reflections on Identity as Property or Who Stole My Flap Jacks?", 2005-01-28, 1 videocassettes (VHS)


Box RC10 Heritage Week 2005, Banquet Address: Call to Unlimited Possibilities, 2005-02-18, 1 audiocassettes; 1 audiocassette


Box RC10 Linking Homophobia with other Social Justice Concerns, circa 1989 -- 2005, 1 audiocassettes; 1 audiocassette


Box RC10 CWU Jubilee Assembly, Sunday Morning Plenary, Values Panel, circa 1989 -- 2005, 1 audiocassettes; 1 audiocassette


Box RC10 "Joy Worth Sharing Broadcast": Theology of Somehow, Koinonia Baptist Church, circa 1989 -- 2005, 1 audiocassettes; 1 audiocassette



Box RC11 Photographs, writings, and miscellaneous, circa 1979 -- 2015



Box RC12 Posters and oversize material, circa 1979 -- 2015

Series 9: Accessions, circa 1984 -- 2022

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

3.25 linear feet; 3.25 linear feet; 5 boxes

This series contains accruals to the original accession of Townes material (Series 1-8).

This series is arranged chronologically by date of accession.



Box Series 9 Box 1 2018-2019 accession, circa 2012 -- 2019, 0.75 linear feet; 0.75 linear feet; 2 boxes

This file is minimally processed and may require review before it is available for use; please contact Burke staff for further details. Receipts, financial information, personal and student information are restricted 75 years from the date of creation.

Event materials, largely consisting of presentations and speeches given at conferences/meetings, and associated material including notes, programs, and travel receipts and documentation. Also includes Vanderbilt programs and other materials relating to annual ceremonies such as convocation and orientation, and memorial service programs for Katie Cannon, among others.



Box Series 9 Box 2 2018-2019 accession, circa 2012 -- 2019, 0.75 linear feet; 0.75 linear feet; 2 boxes

This file is minimally processed and may require review before it is available for use; please contact Burke staff for further details. Receipts, financial information, personal and student information are restricted 75 years from the date of creation.

Event materials, largely consisting of presentations and speeches given at conferences/meetings, and associated material including notes, programs, and travel receipts and documentation. Also includes Vanderbilt programs and other materials relating to annual ceremonies such as convocation and orientation, and memorial service programs for Katie Cannon, among others.



Box Series 9 Box 3 2020 accession, circa 1984 -- 2019, 1 linear feet; 1 linear foot; 1 box

This file is minimally processed and may require review before it is available for use; please contact Burke staff for further details. Student information is restricted 75 years from the date of creation.

This file contains course materials, including materials for some UTS courses. Materials include syllabi, lectures, course notes, course readings and resources, selected student work and information, and syllabi of other instructors.



Box Series 9 Box 4 2018 accession, circa 2016 -- 2018, 0.5 linear feet; 0.5 linear feet; 1 box

This file is minimally processed and may require review before it is available for use; please contact Burke staff for further details. Financial, personal, and other sensitive information are restricted 75 years from the date of creation.

Event materials, largely consisting of presentations/speeches given at conferences/meetings, and associated material including notes, programs, and travel receipts and documentation. Also includes Vanderbilt programs and other materials relating to annual ceremonies such as convocation and orientation, and memorial service programs.



Box Series 9 Box 5 2016 and 2022 accessions, circa 2015 -- 2022, 1 linear feet; 1 linear foot; 1 box

This file is minimally processed and may require review before it is available for use; please contact Burke staff for further details. Financial, personal, and other sensitive information are restricted 75 years from the date of creation.

Event materials, largely consisting of presentations/speeches given at conferences/meetings, and associated material including notes, programs, and travel receipts and documentation. Also includes Vanderbilt programs and other materials relating to annual ceremonies such as convocation and orientation, and memorial service programs.