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Pulling the devil's kingdom down : the Salvation Army in Victorian Britain / Pamela J. Walker.
LIBRA BX9719.G7 W35 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Walker, Pamela J., 1960-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Salvation Army--Great Britain--History.
- Salvation Army.
- History.
- Great Britain--Church history--19th century.
- Great Britain.
- Church history.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 337 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley : University of California Press, [2001]
- Summary:
- A history of the Salvation Army in Victorian England that focuses on gender, class, and popular culture.
- Contents:
- 1. The Roots of the Salvation Army: The Booths, Methodism, and Female Ministry 8
- 2. Creating the Salvation Army 41
- 3. Conversion: Theology and Narratives 64
- 4. Saving Souls: Salvationists at Work 94
- 5. Authority and Transgression: The Lives of Maud Charlesworth, Effie Anthon, and Rebecca Jarrett 130
- 6. Robbing the Devil of His Choice Tunes: Converting the Culture of Working-Class Neighborhoods 175
- 7. Disorderly Champions of Order: Opposition to the Salvation Army 206
- Postscript: The Legacy of the Salvation Army 235.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-328) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0520225910
- OCLC:
- 44413815
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