Perkins, John, 1930-
Person
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Collection 307 Ephemera of Christian Films and Videos
Collection
Identifier: CN 307
Scope and Contents
Moving image recordings in this collection provide a representative sampling of post-war evangelical Christian film companies, and cover various topics such as dramatizations of stories from the life of Jesus and of the Apostle Paul, Christian lifestyle, church and social issues, communism, drug and alcohol abuse, evangelism, immigration, materialism, mass media in religion, meaning of life, missions, the natural world as a reflection of God, politics, refugees, relationships, rock and roll,...
Dates:
Created: 1940-1986
Collection 362 Records of Voice of Calvary Ministries
Collection
Identifier: CN 362
Scope and Contents
Administrative correspondence, memos, reports, photographs and other material, relating to the evangelistic ministry of Voice of Calvary Ministries in a context of holistic community development, economic redistribution, and racial reconciliation, primarily from the mid-1970s to 1986 in Mendenhall and Jackson, Mississippi, and nearby rural communities. The collection especially describes the operation of the organization, the fund raising for and promotion of its work, and the educational...
Dates:
Created: 1969-1986
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 370 Oral History Interview with Melvin R. Anderson
Collection
Identifier: CN 370
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Melvin R. Anderson in which he discusses his work with Voice of Calvary Ministries in Jackson, MS, particularly as director of Peoples Development Incorporated and its housing ministry to rennovate and make homes available to the economically disadvantaged in Jackson. Other topics discussed include Anderson's family background, education, racial integration of the public school system; boycott of white businesses, the influence of John and Vera Mae Perkins on...
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 538 Records of the National Summits on Black Church Development
Collection
Identifier: CN 538
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, memos, reports, conference participant lists and schedules, minutes, financial records, press clippings, evaluations, audio tapes, video tapes, and photographs, documenting the 1984 and 1986 National Summits. The collection documents both the planning for the meetings and the plenary and discussion sessions. The participants include numerous Black Evangelical leaders, but particularly feature Matthew Parker, Tom Skinner, Haman Cross, Tony Evans, Crawford Loritts, Bob...
Dates:
Created: 1983-1986
Collection 548 Records of the Atlanta '88 Congress on Evangelizing Black America
Collection
Identifier: CN 548
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, reports, minutes, promotional materials, audio and videotapes, participant lists, schedules, financial records, evaluations, clippings of media coverage, etc., documenting the 1988 event. The records document not only the planning for the Congress and actual proceedings, but also the network of Black Christian leaders working together to address the spiritual and social needs of their churches and communities, and the role of the Black church in evangelism and missions....
Dates:
Created: 1986-1989
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- African Americans -- Social conditions. 6
- African Americans. 6
- Evangelicalism -- United States. 6
- African Americans -- Religious life. 5
- Christian leadership. 5
- Christian life. 5
- Church and social problems. 5
- Christian education. 4
- Community development -- Mississippi. 4
- Evangelistic work -- Mississippi. 4
- Evangelistic work -- Philosophy. 4
- Mendenhall (Miss.) 4
- Voluntarism. 4
- African American churches. 3
- African American evangelists. 3
- African American leadership. 3
- African Americans -- Economic conditions. 3
- African Americans -- Education. 3
- African Americans -- Families 3
- African Americans -- Missions. 3
- Christian education -- United States. 3
- Christianity and economics. 3
- Church and social problems -- United States. 3
- Church work with African Americans. 3
- Conversion. 3
- Discrimination -- United States. 3
- Discrimination. 3
- Economic and social conditions 3
- Family. 3
- Jackson (Miss.) 3
- Organizational change. 3
- Poverty. 3
- Racism -- United States. 3
- Racism. 3
- Reconciliation. 3
- African American clergy. 2
- African American missionaries. 2
- African Americans -- Congresses. 2
- African Americans -- Segregation. 2
- African Americans -- Social life and customs. 2
- Alcoholism -- United States 2
- Alcoholism. -- United States -- Race relations. 2
- Christianity and politics. 2
- Church work with families -- United States. 2
- Church work with families. 2
- Church work with youth. 2
- Cities and towns -- United States. 2
- Cities and towns. 2
- City missions -- United States. 2
- City missions. 2
- Civil rights movements 2
- Civil rights movements -- United States. 2
- Community development -- United States. 2
- Economic and social conditions -- Mississippi. 2
- Economics 2
- Economics -- Christianity. 2
- Education 2
- Education -- United States. 2
- Evangelistic work -- United States. 2
- Family -- United States. 2
- Indigenous church administration 2
- Mass media in religion. 2
- Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 2
- Missionaries. 2
- Missions -- Agricultural work 2
- Missions. 2
- Motion pictures in church work -- United States. 2
- Motion pictures in church work. 2
- Race relations. 2
- Reconciliation -- Christianity. 2
- Social change. 2
- United States -- Race relations. 2
- Voluntarism -- United States. 2
- African American churches -- Mississippi. 1
- African American families -- Mississippi. 1
- African Americans -- Economic conditions -- Mississippi. 1
- African Americans -- Education -- Mississippi. 1
- African Americans -- Missions -- Mississippi. 1
- African Americans -- Mississippi. 1
- African Americans -- Social conditions -- Mississippi. 1
- Athletes 1
- Athletes -- Religious life. 1
- Belgian Congo. 1
- Bible -- Sermons. 1
- Bible. 1
- Blacks -- Missions. 1
- Blacks. 1
- Cancer -- Patients -- Religious life 1
- Christian drama, American. 1
- Christian education -- Mississippi. 1
- Christianity and culture. 1
- Christianity and justice. 1
- Church and social problems -- Sermons. 1
- Church and state -- United States. 1
- Church and state. 1
- Church work with African Americans -- Mississippi. 1
- Church work with children -- United States. 1 ∧ less
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