| Description | Correspondence regarding the reaction to the proposal for a Joint Christian Council of Action to be established following the Stoll Theatre Meetings held on 10-11 May 1941, and the future of the Sword of the Spirit. The file includes a copy of the proposed Barrow Christian Social Fellowship by Rev Chad Varah, and a series of editorials from The Methodist Recorder on the subject of Basic Principles of a Christian Social Order, prompted by the letter signed by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, Cardinal Hinsley, and the Moderator of the Free Church Federal Council. There is also a memo by A C F Beales on the 'Function, Organisation & Work of A United Christian Council of Action' and a 'Note on the future of the Sword of the Spirit' based on discussions between members of the Executive Committee in July 1941.
Correspondents include the Rev Dr C Sidney Carter of the Clifton Theological College, John P Boland of the Catholic Truth Society, Rev AC Craig, Council of the Churches on the Christian Faith and the Common Life, Rev William Paton of the World Council of Churches, and Joseph Thorp. |