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GTU 2009-6-01
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Title: Henry B. Clark collection
Dates: 1955-2009
Collection number: GTU 2009-6-01
Collection Size:
6.5 record boxes (7 linear feet)
Repository: The Graduate Theological Union. Library.
Berkeley, CA 94709
Abstract: The collection documents the thought and career of Henry B. Clark (1930-2009), a professor of religion and ethics. Topics
include the church and desegregation, the life of Albert Schweitzer, the church under Margaret Thatcher, Reinhold Niebuhr,
social ethics, Council of Churches and California politics, and the World Trade Organization. He taught at Howard University,
Union Seminary, Duke University and the University of Southern California.
Physical location: 7/E/top
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection is open for research.
Copyright has not been assigned to The Graduate Theological Union. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts
must be submitted in writing to the Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Graduate Theological Union
as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must
also be obtained by the reader.
Henry B. Clark collection, GTU 2009-6-01. Graduate Theological Union Archives, Berkeley, CA.
Donated by Gregor Clark on August 24, 2009.
Biography / Administrative History
Henry B. Clark (1930-2009) was a professor of religion and a social ethicist. His books include
The Essential Mysticism of Albert Schweitzer;
The Church Under Thatcher;
Serenity, Courage, and Wisdom: The Abiding Legacy of Reinhold Niebuhr; and a semi-autobiographical novel
Trophy Boy.
A native of Reidsville, North Carolina, he received a BA from Duke University; BD from Union Theological Seminary, and MA
and PhD from Yale Divinity School. His dissertation was on "The Church and Residential Desegregation". He taught at Howard
University, Union, Duke and the University of Southern California. He received numerous awards including the 1972 Christopher
Award for his study of the industrial mission movement (Ministries of Dialogue) and the 1979 California Distinguished Humanist
Award.
After his retirement in 1994, he moved to Berkeley and then to Sacramento. He was involved in the Pacific Coast Theological
Society and various political and social activist organizations, including Alliance for Democracy and the California Council
of Churches. He died of a heart attack on the ferry between Nova Scotia and Main on July 23, 2009.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection contains Henry B. Clarks writings and papers, some biographical information and his areas of interest and activities.
Recent materials after his retirement document actions by church organizations to promote justice and health in California
and in responding to the World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle in 1999.
The collection is arranged as follows: Series 1, Biographical; Series 2, Correspondence; Series 3, Writings, Talks and Papers;
and Series 4, Subjects/Organizations.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Schweitzer, Albert, 1875-1965.
Schweitzer, Albert, 1875-1965--Ethics.
Niebuhr, Reinhold, 1892-1971.
Theologians--United States--Biography.
World Trade Organization.
Ethics.
Philosophy and civilization.
Civilization.
Theology--History--20th century.
African Americans--Housing.
Discrimination in housing--United States.
Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity--United States.
International economic relations--Moral and ethical aspects.
Justice.
California--Politics and government--Bibliography.
Similar theological discussions in the rare book collection of papers from the Pacific Coast Theological Society meetings.
Books were separated from the original donation for evaluation by the library.