Frederick Herzog papers, 1947-2011 (bulk 1947-1995)

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Summary

Creator:
Herzog, Frederick
Abstract:
Frederick Herzog (1925-1995), former faculty member at the Duke Divinity School, was well known for his work on civil rights and liberation theology. The collection provides rich documentary evidence on the historical connections between religion, the Civil Rights Movement, and human rights. Material includes audio cassettes of lectures, minutes from Herzog's lectures and classes, several English and German manuscripts of Herzog's publications, research files, photographs, significant correspondence, and speeches and lectures. Several materials dated after 1995 were contributed by Kristin Herzog, Frederick Herzog's wife.
Extent:
32.4 Linear Feet
24,300 Items
Language:
Material in English, Spanish, German
Collection ID:
RL.00536

Background

Scope and content:

The Frederick Herzog Papers span the years 1947-2011 with the bulk of the material spanning the years 1947-1995, the year of Herzog's death. These papers provide rich documentary evidence on the historical connections between religion, the Civil Rights Movement, and human rights. The material covers specific areas in which Herzog was involved such as the Civil Rights Movement in Durham and other parts of North Carolina, Durham and Duke University history, student unrest in the 1960s, and human rights issues in Peru in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The collection includes video and audiocassettes regarding Herzog's involvement in Peru and various lectures and classes on theology. His work as a professor at the Duke Divinity School and with various other theological and civil rights organizations is documented in the correspondence he sent to and received from various individuals and groups, as well as in the various committee documents and minutes that record his professional activity in the university. The bulk of material on courses taught and lectures given by Herzog, as well as his participation in both the student exchange program with the University of Bonn and in the Peru and Bolivia student exchange program, can be found in his notebooks and course materials. A large part of this collection is comprised of Herzog's research files on religion, civil rights, labor organizing, racial issues, and protest in North Carolina and nationally, including Herzog's own participation in civil disobedience. Noteable research projects include his work in Peru, his work with the United Church of Christ (UCC) and the Evangelical Church of the Union (EKU), and his work with black churches and theology. This collection also contains original annotated drafts of a variety of Herzog's publications, sermons, speeches and lectures.

Biographical / historical:

A native of North Dakota, Frederick Herzog earned his doctorate from Princeton University after having studied in Germany and Switzerland, where he was an assistant to professor Karl Barth. In 1960, he joined the faculty at Duke Divinity School. Herzog taught religion at Duke until his sudden death during a faculty meeting in 1995. In the spring of 1970 he wrote the first North American article on liberation theology, and in 1972 his Liberation Theology was published. In Justice Church Herzog extended his methodology for liberation theology in North America. While his theology grew directly out of the Civil Rights struggle of the US South, not out of Latin America, his writings in the last 8 years of his life were strongly affected by his experiences in Latin America, especially in Peru. An article by Herzog, "New Spirituality as Grassroots of New Doctrine," was published posthumously in On the Way: The Teaching Church, edited by Frederick Trost.

Herzog's books include: Liberation Theology, Understanding God, God Walk,and Justice Church. Four books have been published referring to his work: Theology and Corporate Conscience: Essays in Honor of Frederick Herzog, edited by M.D. Meeks, J. Moltmann, F.R. Trost, Theology from the Belly of the Whale: A Frederick Herzog Reader and Liberating the Future: God, Mammon, and Theology, both edited by Jörg Rieger, and Remember the Poor: The Challenge to Theology in the Twenty-First Century, by Jörg Rieger. In addition, an article about Herzog titled "In Gratitude for Frederick Herzog" can be found in Frederick Trost's We Know Only in Part: Reflections on a Journey in Faith.

Acquisition information:
The Frederick Herzog Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift beginning in 2007.
Processing information:

Processed by Patrick Stawski, Mathew Archer, May 2008, Clare Callahan July 2013

Encoded by Patrick Stawski, Mathew Archer, and John Blythe, May 2008

Updated by Meghan Lyon, 2009, 2010, and 2011 and Clare Callahan, July 2013

Arrangement:

The Audiovisual Series contains two LP records, photographs, a reel of a debate panel and a reel of an interview, as well as audiotapes of several of Herzog's class sessions and VHS tapes regarding churches in Peru.

The Biographical Series contains various articles and items relating to Herzog's death and other miscellaneous biographical information.

The Correspondence Series contains letters in English and German written to and received from Frederick Herzog. Significant correspondents include Brevard S. Childs, J.L. Mays, Eberhard Jüngel, Ernst Käsemann, Jürgen Moltmann, Gustavo Gutiérrez and James Cone, as well as correspondence regarding Peru.

The Course Materials Series contains material related to Herzog's theology and philosophy courses, as well as material on the Duke student exchange program with the University of Bonn, Germany.

The Notebooks Series contains notebooks of Herzog's lectures and student-kept logs of class sessions. These are arranged chronologically.

The Research Files Series contains Frederick Herzog's research files on religion, civil rights, labor organizing, North Carolina, Peru, and other topics. The series includes newspaper and magazine clippings, and files related to Herzog's research and activities with the American Academy for Religion and Comunidad Biblica Teologica Methodist Seminary. Series also contains materials relating to Black Studies and theology, the relationship between United Church of Christ (UCC) and the Evangelical Church of the Union in Germany (EKU). Various materials regarding Herzog's committee and faculty work at the university comprise a subseries.

The Writings and Speeches Series contains drafts and copies of Herzog's writings and speeches, primarily sermons from the 1950s. Including in this series are various manuscripts of Herzog's publications, including annotated bound manuscripts of The Gospel of Man.

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