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Lawrence Grove Oral History
Grove, Lawrence Miller, Timothy
Grove, Lawrence
Miller, Timothy
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Abstract
Oral history interview with Lawrence Grove conducted by Timothy Miller in Lawrence, Kansas, on September 23, 2009. Robert Shelton also participates briefly in the interview. In this interview, Lawrence Grove discusses the history of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Kansas, including its involvement in the abolitionist movement prior to and during the Civil War, the temperance movement, and conflict within the denomination on social issues such as homosexuality. He describes the organizational structure of the Methodist conference and the role of bishops. He also discusses his own education and history as a Methodist minister. This interview was conducted for the Religion in Kansas course taught at the University of Kansas by Dr. Timothy Miller in the fall of 2009.
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Oral histories created by University of Kansas students, staff and faculty as part of the Religion in Kansas Project are archived at http://hdl.handle.net/1808/12524 in KU ScholarWorks, the digital repository of the University of Kansas.
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2009-09-23
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Religious Studies Department, University of Kansas
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Methodist Episcopal Church -- History -- Kansas., Methodists -- History -- Kansas., Abolition movement -- Kansas -- 1850-1860., Church and social problems.