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Description:: Ray C. Petry was Professor of Church History at Duke University. The service begins with an opening word of prayer from 0:00-1:01. Psalm 122 is read from 1:17-2:37. Music plays from 2:40-7:23. Dr. Binkley welcomes students to the beginning of the 14th academic year of Southeastern and introduces Dr. Ray Petry from 7:34-9:52. Dr. Petry preaches from 10:00-42:48. His message was titled, “History, Convocation, and Collation.” Dr. Binkley closes in prayer from 43:01-43:12. This is part 1 of a 2 part lecture series.
Subject:: Bible. Psalm 122 and Bible. Psalms
Creator:: Petry, Ray C., 1903-1992 and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Owner:: archives@sebts.edu
Location:: Wake Forest (N.C.)
Language:: English
Date Uploaded:: 02/12/2026
Date Modified:: 02/13/2026
Date Created:: 1964-08-27
Resource Type:: Audio
Identifier:: SEBTS_Chapel_Ray_C_Petry_1964-08-27

Description:: Ray C. Petry was Professor of Church History at Duke University. The service opens with the reading of Dr. Petry’s main text for his sermon, 1 Timothy 4:7-16, from 0:00-2:12. Music plays from 2:21-5:59. An introduction to the speaker is given from 6:12-8:09. Dr. Petry’s message is entitled, “History and Collation: Reading, Teaching, and Research.” Petry speaks from 8:16-54:46. A closing prayer is offered from 55:00-55:24. This is part 2 of a 2 part lecture series.
Subject:: Bible. 1 Timothy 4 and Bible. 1 Timothy
Creator:: Petry, Ray C., 1903-1992 and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Owner:: archives@sebts.edu
Location:: Wake Forest (N.C.)
Language:: English
Date Uploaded:: 02/12/2026
Date Modified:: 02/13/2026
Date Created:: 1964-08-28
Resource Type:: Audio
Identifier:: SEBTS_Chapel_Ray_C_Petry_1964-08-28

Description:: Ray C. Petry was Professor of Church History at Duke Divinity School in Durham, NC. The service begins with a prayer (0:00-0:33). After which, Ray Petry is introduced (0:34-1:50) Petry’s message is entitled “The Historic University and the Divinity School.” Petry begins with an introduction (1:51-5:45). After which, he explains the relationship between the university and the divinity school (5:46-25:53). He continues by discussing who the “true free man is” (25:54-46:25). He concludes by exploring traditional aspects of education (46:26-57:28). The service closes in prayer (57:29-58:52). This chapel is distorted from 0:00-0:33 and from1:50-1:56.
Subject:: Education
Creator:: Petry, Ray C., 1903-1992 and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Owner:: archives@sebts.edu
Location:: Wake Forest (N.C.)
Language:: English
Date Uploaded:: 02/12/2026
Date Modified:: 02/13/2026
Date Created:: 1971-02-24
Resource Type:: Text and Audio
Identifier:: SEBTS_Carver-Barnes_Lecture_Ray_C_Petry_1971-02-24

Description:: Ray C. Petry was Professor of Church History at Duke Divinity School in Durham, NC. The service begins with a prayer (0:00-0:50). After which, Ray Petry is introduced (0:51-1:38). Petry’s message is on influential historical Christian figures. Petry begins with introduction (1:39-3:03). After which, he discusses the historical life and contributions of Arnold Schoenberg (3:04-34:04). He continues by exploring the life and contributions of the historic figure Le Corbusier (34:05-54:42). He concludes by stating that all “history comes alive with people” (54:43-58:33). The service closes in prayer (58:34-58:55).
Subject:: History
Creator:: Petry, Ray C., 1903-1992 and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Owner:: archives@sebts.edu
Location:: Wake Forest (N.C.)
Language:: English
Date Uploaded:: 02/12/2026
Date Modified:: 02/13/2026
Date Created:: 1971-02-26
Resource Type:: Text and Audio
Identifier:: SEBTS_Carver-Barnes_Lecture_Ray_C_Petry_1971-02-26

Description:: Ray C. Petry was Professor of Church History at Duke Divinity School in Durham, NC. The service begins with a prayer (0:00-1:00). After which, Ray Petry is introduced (1:01-4:10). Petry’s message is on “major concerns over the practice of our common tradition in an era of criticism and renewal.” Petry begins with an introduction concerning his topic (4:11-8:11). After which, he defines tradition and how it relates to history and worship (8:12-13:56). He continues by explaining vocative tradition (13:57-19:10). He explains and illustrates that tradition is deeply connected to “affirmative vocation” (19:11-46:22). The service concludes in benediction and prayer (46:23-47:08).
Subject:: Tradition and Vocation
Creator:: Petry, Ray C., 1903-1992 and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Owner:: archives@sebts.edu
Location:: Wake Forest (N.C.)
Language:: English
Date Uploaded:: 02/12/2026
Date Modified:: 02/12/2026
Date Created:: 1971-02-23
Resource Type:: Text and Audio
Identifier:: SEBTS_Carver-Barnes_Lecture_Ray_C_Petry_1971-02-23

Description:: Ray C. Petry was Professor of Church History at Duke Divinity School in Durham, NC. The service begins with an introduction of Ray Petry (0:00-2:10). Petry’s message is on “practitioners of the Hebrew Christian tradition.” Petry begins by introducing four historical men: Olivier Messiaen, Benjamin Britten, Arnold Schoenberg and Le Corbusier (2:11-9:31). He continues by discussing Olivier Messiaen, and his contribution to the Christian faith (9:32-33:30). In addition, he explores Benjamin Britten’s life and contributions to Christianity (33:31-53:33). He concludes by challenging his audience to contemplate upon these historical figures and their works (53:34-54:15).
Subject:: History
Creator:: Petry, Ray C., 1903-1992 and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Owner:: archives@sebts.edu
Location:: Wake Forest (N.C.)
Language:: English
Date Uploaded:: 02/12/2026
Date Modified:: 02/12/2026
Date Created:: 1971-02-25
Resource Type:: Text and Audio
Identifier:: SEBTS_Carver-Barnes_Lecture_Ray_C_Petry_1971-02-25

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