Elsie Chamberlain : the independent life of a woman minister / Alan Argent.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Argent, Alan.

Series:

Gender, theology, and spirituality.

Gender, theology, and spirituality

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chamberlain, Elsie, 1910-1991.

Chamberlain, Elsie.

Congregational Union of England and Wales--Clergy--Biography.

Congregational Union of England and Wales.

Women clergy--England--Biography.

Women clergy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 271 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Oakville, Conn. : Equinox Pub. Ltd, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Elsie Chamberlain was a leading figure in British broadcasting and religious life. She was a pioneer in many areas: the first woman chaplain to the armed forces; the first nonconformist minister to marry an Anglican clergyman; the first woman producer in the religious broadcasting department of the BBC, and the first woman to present the daily service on the radio. Her broadcasting accustomed many listeners to the idea of a woman leading public worship. And she became the first woman to occupy the chair of the Congregational Union of England and Wales and almost certainly the first woman anywhere in the world to head a major denomination. Elsie Chamberlain is the first full biography and a critical appreciation of this exceptional woman. Using original church and BBC archive sources, the book tells the story of a woman who did more than any other to change the way Christian women ministers are viewed.

Contents:

Introduction and early life

The call to the ministry

Elsie begins her ministry 1939

The return to London 1941

Flying into the storms: chaplain in the Royal Air Force 1945

A season of clear shining: married life

Vineyard Congregational Church, Richmond-Upon-Thames

Later years at Vineyard

International meetings and the CUEW chair

Elsie at the BBC

After the BBC: the city temple

The sky turns black: another crisis

Sometimes a light surprises: the Congregational Federation

Hutton Free Church 1971

A local thunderstorm: the Kentish Town situation

Presidential duties and travelling 1973-1980

Going west 1980

Ministry in Nottingham 1984-1991.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-265) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-317-54386-6

1-138-11092-2

1-315-72875-3

1-84465-783-3

1-317-54387-4

9781315728759

OCLC:

856413220