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Papers of Paul Mojzes ARC2024-006 - Finding Aid
ATS Special Collections and Archives
Papers of Paul Mojzes document the life, scholarship, and public engagement of theologian, professor, and scholar of Eastern European religion, politics, and interreligious dialogue, Paul Mojzes. Spanning the mid-20th century through the 2010s, the collection offers extensive primary-source material on Christian–Marxist dialogue, religious liberty, interreligious relations, genocide studies, and political developments in the former Yugoslavia and Eastern Europe. The papers reflect Mojzes’ decades-long career as a leading interpreter of religious life under communism, a participant in international dialogues and conferences, an editor and prolific author, and an advocate for reconciliation in the Balkans.
The collection is arranged into series that include biographical materials, correspondence, subject files, literary productions, printed material, photographic material, and scrapbooks. Together they provide a comprehensive record of Mojzes’ scholarly evolution, intellectual networks, and contributions to ecumenical and interreligious thought, human rights, and conflict analysis. The collection is 11 boxes, measuring approximately 11 linear feet. There are no restrictions on this collection.
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Papers of Thomas Brayton Arnold ARC2016-002 - Finding Aid
ATS Special Collections and Archives
The Papers of Thomas Brayton Arnold (ARC 2016-002) document the personal, religious, and institutional legacy of Thomas Brayton Arnold (1849–1934) and his extended family, who played influential roles in the development of the Free Methodist Church, religious publishing, and child welfare reform in the American Midwest. Centered around Arnold’s work as a minister, editor, and co-founder of the Chicago Industrial Home for Children, the collection spans over a century and includes correspondence, photographs, sermons, printed material, and subject files that reflect both public ministry and private family life. The core of the collection highlights denominational leadership and social mission. Together, these materials offer a valuable lens into the intersections of faith, reform, and family in 19th- and early 20th-century America.
Researchers will find the collection especially valuable for studying the evolution of Free Methodist publishing, early child welfare initiatives, women’s roles in religious institutions, and the lived experience of faith-based family life in the Midwest. The size of the collection is two boxes comprising approximately 2 linear feet of space. There are no restrictions on this collection.
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Papers of Walter Sawatsky ARC2024-007 - Finding Aid
ATS Special Collections and Archives
The Papers of Walter Sawatsky offer a rich and expansive archival collection that documents the development of Christian mission, theological education, and ecumenical engagement across Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and global contexts from the mid-20th century to the early 21st century. The collection provides extensive primary source material on the religious, political, and institutional transitions that shaped global Christianity during and after the Cold War.
Comprising over 200 folders of material, the collection includes international correspondence, subject files, reports, literary manuscripts, and financial records. Key themes represented throughout include post-Soviet religious transformation, Orthodox-Protestant relations, global missiology, and the administrative and editorial work behind major publications such as Religion in Eastern Europe (REE) and OPREE. The subject files contain theological reflections, historical research, institutional records, and materials from major ecumenical conferences and consultations.
This collection is especially valuable for researchers studying Christianity under and after communism, the evolution of mission theology, and the organizational infrastructure of cross-cultural religious work. The documents provide insight into the global networks, intellectual debates, and strategic collaborations that shaped mission efforts and theological education in diverse cultural and political settings. The collection is four boxes measuring approximately 4 linear feet. There are no restrictions on this collection.
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Records of the American Society of Missiology ARC2017-003 - Finding Aid
ATS Special Collections and Archives
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Records of the Christian Holiness Association ARC1987-007 - Finding Aid
ATS Special Collections and Archives
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Records of the Indian Springs Holiness Camp Meeting ARC2021-001 - Finding Aid
ATS Special Collections and Archives
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Records of the Institute on Religion and Democracy Presidential Papers of Diane Knippers
ATS Special Collections and Archives
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