Community for Religious Research and Education

The Radical Religion Collective, later named the Community for Religious Research and Education, formed in Berkeley, California in 1973 to continue the publishing arm of the closed Berkeley Free Church (1967-1972). Richard L. York, pastor of the church, became a member of the Collective, as did students from the Graduate Theological Union and people from the broader community. They published the journal Radical Religion: A Quarterly Journal of Critical Opinion, 1973-1981, and collected a resource library for researching issues in radical religion, socialism, peace and justice, and Latin America. Members of the Collective were involved in other organizations and issues including Harlan Stelmach with the formation of the Bay Area American Christians Toward Socialism, a chapter of the American Christians Toward Socialism, Stephen Hart with the Episcopal Peace Fellowship and the Ecumenical Peace Institute, and Alan Tobey with the Committee to Save Maggie's Farm, a group which sought to prevent the Graduate Theological Union Library from being built on the site at 2400 Ridge Road in Berkeley, Calif.

From the description of Radical Religion : a Quarterly Journal of Critical Opinion Archives Collection. (Graduate Theological Union). WorldCat record id: 49054311