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T1. Oral History Interview with Crawford Wheeler Loritts, Jr., 24 June 1989

 Item
Identifier: Tape 1

Content Description

(66 minutes). Family: religious environment; father's character, values, influence; playing baseball in the old Negro League; great grandfather; transference of values through generations; mother's background and influence; religious environment of home, impact of sister's conversion, own conversion and spiritual development and responsibility; first sermon preached, contribution to establishing fellowship groups in high school and college; racial attitudes in America: awareness as a child, family countermeasures while growing up and with his children, white evangelicals and racism, leadership among Black evangelicals, parent's stories and attitudes; [Break in interview to change interview site to the O'Hare Hilton.] Continuation on racial attitudes and his family's response to them. Evangelicals' preoccupation with management and product; their inability to speak prophetically; continuation on management trends among evangelicals. Role of world crises to shake the American church. Observations about cultures of evangelicals and organizations; significant influences: mentors, including Bill Bright; childhood accident which created sense of destiny; Philadelphia College of Bible: decision to attend, desire to serve, his role in encouraging evangelism. Reel-to-reel audio recording, 3-3/4s ips.

Link to audio recording for Tape 1

Dates

  • Created: 24 June 1989

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on the use of this collection.

Extent

From the Collection: 4 Audio Tapes

From the Collection: 182 Minutes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Evangelism & Missions Archives Repository

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