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Perkins, John, 1930-

 Person

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Charles W. Colson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CN 275
Brief Description Correspondence, memos, book, article and editorial manuscripts, texts of speeches, legal papers, newspaper clippings, testimony transcripts, magazine articles, audio tapes, and photographs, all documenting many of the major phases of Colson's life, including his work as a political advisor to President Richard Nixon, his involvement in the Watergate scandal, his conversion to Christian faith that caused him to plead guilty to one of the charges against him, his imprisonment, and his life...
Dates: Created: 1960-1990

Collection 367 Papers of John Perkins

 Collection
Identifier: CN 367
Scope and Contents Oral history interview, video tapes, and promotional material, relating to the ministry of John Perkins, author, speaker, and founder and President Emeritus of Voice of Calvary Ministries.Series: Audio TapesOral history interview with John PerkinsInterview with John Perkins in which he describes his childhood in rural Mississippi, his conversion, the formation of VOCM, its program and significant events and individuals in its...
Dates: Created: 1983-1995

Collection 368 Oral History Interview with Vera Mae Perkins

 Collection
Identifier: CN 368
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Vera Mae Buckley Perkins in which she discusses her family background, her education, the importance of her Christian faith, marriage to John Perkins, racial conditions in Mississippi and involvement in Civil Rights demonstration, and racial conditions in that state. Other topics discussed include her work as a migrant laborer and participation in Civil Rights protests that resulted in the integration of the school system in Mendenhall, Mississippi. The time...
Dates: Created: 1987

Collection 373 Oral History Interview with Dolphus Weary

 Collection
Identifier: CN 373
Scope and Contents

Oral hisotry interview with Dolphus Douglas Weary, in which he describes his childhood, education and religious training in rural Mississippi, conversion, leadership in Voice of Calvary Ministries and Mendenhall Ministries, impressions of John Perkins, and racial conditions in Mississippi. The time period covered by the interview is 1948-1987.

Dolphus Weary was interviewed by Paul A. Ericksen on June 25, 1987 at the Mendenhall Ministries headquarters in Mendenhall, Mississippi.

Dates: Created: 1987

Collection 374 Oral History Interviews with Artis Fletcher

 Collection
Identifier: CN 374
Scope and Contents

Oral history interview with Artis Edwards Fletcher in which he discusses his childhood, education, and work as pastor of the Mendenhall Bible Church. Also discussed are John Perkins, Voice of Calvary Ministries, the black church in the United States, and racial conditions in Mississippi. The time period covered by the interviews is 1944-1987.

Artis Fletcher was interviewed in by Paul Ericksen at office at the Mendenhall Bible Church, Mendenhall, MS on June 26, 1987.

Dates: Created: 1987

Collection 413 Oral History Interview with Matthew Parker

 Collection
Identifier: CN 413
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Matthew Parker in which he describes his childhood, family, education, conversion, study at Grand Rapids School of Bible and Music and work/study at Wheaton College, ministry with Campus Crusade in its sports ministry and with Overseas Crusades sports evangelism ministry (Venture for Victory w/ Bud Schaeffer), the 1984 and 1986 National Summits on Black Church Development, the Atlanta '88 Congress on Evangelizing Black America, the Afro-American community, white...
Dates: Created: 1989

Prison Fellowship Ministries Records

 Collection
Identifier: CN 274
Brief Description Correspondence, memos, reports, newspaper clippings and other documents describing the founding and development of Prison Fellowship. Among the subjects covered in the files are the part played in the organization by Charles Colson, the realities of prison ministry, the conditions of prisons in the United States, relations between organizations involved in prison ministries, the testimonies of inmates, and the relationship between PFM and its constituents.  Persons featured included those...
Dates: Created: 1961, 1975-1989, 1990, undated

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  • Subject: Conversion. X
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African Americans -- Social conditions. 6
Christian leadership. 6
Church and social problems -- United States. 6
Conversion. 6
Discrimination -- United States. 6
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Racism. 6
African Americans. 5
Church and social problems. 5
Discrimination. 5
Evangelicalism. 5
Evangelistic work. 5
Racism -- United States. 5
Alcoholism -- United States 4
Alcoholism. -- United States -- Race relations. 4
Christianity and politics. 4
Evangelistic work -- Mississippi. 4
Evangelistic work -- Philosophy. 4
Evangelistic work -- United States. 4
Family. 4
Mendenhall (Miss.) 4
Reconciliation -- Christianity. 4
Reconciliation. 4
Religious institutions. 4
Social change. 4
Belief and doubt. 3
Christian education -- United States. 3
Civil rights movements 3
Civil rights movements -- United States. 3
Discrimination -- Christianity. 3
Education 3
Fund raising. 3
Organizational change. 3
Prisoners -- United States. 3
Women -- Religious life. 3
African Americans -- Missions. 2
African Americans -- Religious life. 2
African Americans -- Segregation. 2
Athletes -- Religious life. 2
Authors and publishers -- United States. 2
Born again (Motion picture) 2
Born again. 2
Christian education. 2
Christian literature -- Publication and distribution -- United States. 2
Christianity and culture -- United States. 2
Christianity and justice. 2
Christianity today (Periodical) 2
Church and state -- United States. 2
Church work with prisoners -- United States. 2
Church work with youth -- United States. 2
Church work with youth. 2
Community development -- Mississippi. 2
Community development. 2
Cost and standard of living 2
Cost and standard of living -- United States. 2
Counseling. 2
Criminals -- Rehabilitation -- United States. 2
Criminals -- United States. 2
Discipling (Christianity) 2
Economic and social conditions 2
Education -- United States. 2
Evangelistic work -- Washington (D.C.) 2
Faith. 2
Family -- United States. 2
Forgiveness. 2
Independent churches. 2
Indigenous church administration 2
Indigenous church administration -- United States. 2
Journalism, Religious -- United States. 2
Legislators -- United States. 2
Life sentence. 2
Mass media in religion -- United States. 2
Organizational change -- United States. 2
Persecution -- United States. 2
Persecution. 2
Poverty. 2
Prison administration -- United States. 2
Prison reformers -- United States. 2
Publishers and publishing -- Great Britain. 2
Publishers and publishing -- United States. 2
Race relations. 2
Sports 2
Sports -- Religious aspects. 2
Terrorism. 2
Voluntarism -- United States. 2
Voluntarism. 2
Watergate Affair, 1972-1974. 2
Women 2
Amnesty. -- United States. 1
Athletes 1
Authors and readers -- United States. 1
Autobiography -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. 1
Bible -- Sermons. 1
Bible colleges 1
Bible colleges -- United States. 1
Bible. 1
Blacks -- Missions. 1
Blacks. 1
Businessmen -- Religious life. 1
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