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World Council of Churches.

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Collection 405 Papers of W. Robert & Frances Holmes

 Collection
Identifier: CN 405
Scope and Contents Collection of letters written primarily by Robert Holmes and his wife, Frances (Frannie) to their families in the United States, while they served as missionaries with the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in Sri Lanka from 1947 to 1960. A few of the letters are from the children, Bobby and Carol Lou, to their grandparents, and there are a few letters sent to the Holmes family. (The originals were retained by the donor.) The letters date from 1947 to 1960, and were mostly...
Dates: Created: 1947-1960

Donald and Mary McGavran Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CN 178
Brief Description

Correspondence, lectures, sermons, book manuscripts, surveys, audio tapes, video tapes, microfilm of letters, notes, and other records dealing with the life of the McGavrans, especially their work as missionaries in India with the Disciples of Christ, and Donald's activities as an author and educator, including his role as founding dean of Fuller Seminary's School of World Mission. Much of the collection deals with his role in originating, developing, and applying church growth theory.

Dates: Created: 1906-2000

World Evangelical Alliance Records

 Collection
Identifier: CN 338
Brief Description

Correspondence, reports, minutes, budgets, audio tapes, photographs. Topics documented included the formation of the WEF; the gradual growth of influence by non-Western associations; the activities of Evangelical Protestants in many different parts of the world; the leadership of J. Elwin Wright, Clyde Taylor, Waldron Scott, and David Howard, among others. Many of the twenty-eight audiotapes are of addresses presented at the Eighth General Assembly in Singapore in 1986.

Dates: Created: 1926-1992, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1948-1986

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  • Subject: Women -- Religious life. X

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Subject
Christian literature -- Publication and distribution. 2
Christian literature. 2
Church and state. 2
Hinduism 2
Hinduism -- Doctrines. 2
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Hindus 2
Hindus -- India. 2
India -- History -- 1947- 2
India -- History. 2
Language in missionary work. 2
Missionaries. 2
Missions -- Educational work. 2
Missions -- India. 2
Missions. 2
Persecution. 2
Theology 2
Theology -- Study and teaching -- Asia. 2
Women 2
Women missionaries. 2
Alcoholism -- United States 1
Alcoholism. -- United States -- History 1
Alcoholism. -- United States -- History -- 1945- 1
Apartheid. 1
Bible -- Study and teaching. 1
Bible. 1
Boarding schools -- India. 1
Boarding schools. 1
Buddhism -- Doctrines. 1
Buddhism -- Sri Lanka. 1
Buddhism. 1
Caste. 1
Caste. -- Sri Lanka. 1
Catholic Church. 1
Catholic Church. -- India. 1
Catholic Church. -- Sri Lanka. 1
Children of missionaries -- Education. 1
Children of missionaries. 1
Christian education -- Philosophy. 1
Christian education. 1
Christian leadership. 1
Christian literature -- Publication and distribution -- Sri Lanka. 1
Christianity and culture. 1
Christianity and other religions. 1
Christianity today (Periodical) 1
Church -- Biblical teaching. 1
Church and social problems -- Congresses. 1
Church and social problems. 1
Church and state -- India. 1
Church and state -- Sri Lanka. 1
Church growth -- Africa. 1
Church growth -- Analysis. 1
Church growth -- Asia. 1
Church growth -- Biblical teaching. 1
Church growth -- Case studies. 1
Church growth -- Central America. 1
Church growth -- Ethiopia. 1
Church growth -- Evaluation. 1
Church growth -- History. 1
Church growth -- India. 1
Church growth -- Japan. 1
Church growth -- Methodology. 1
Church growth -- North America. 1
Church growth -- Philippines. 1
Church growth -- Philosophy. 1
Church growth -- Sermons. 1
Church growth -- Social aspects. 1
Church growth -- South America. 1
Church growth -- Study and teaching. 1
Church growth -- Theology. 1
Church growth -- United States. 1
Church polity and Christian union. 1
Church work with women. 1
Church. 1
Communication -- Congresses. 1
Communication. 1
Communism -- India. 1
Communism -- Sri Lanka. 1
Communism and Christianity. 1
Communism. 1
Community development -- Christianity. 1
Community development. 1
Conversion. 1
Decision-making 1
Decision-making -- Christianity. 1
Disciples of Christ -- Missions. 1
Discrimination. 1
Divorce. 1
Ecumenical movement -- Congresses. 1
Education, Higher 1
Education, Higher -- India. 1
Education, Higher -- Sri Lanka. 1
Education, Higher -- United States. 1
Ethics. 1
Ethnic groups. 1
Ethnocentrism. 1
Evangelicalism -- Africa. 1
Evangelicalism -- Asia. 1
Evangelicalism -- Australia. 1
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