Women in God's Army : gender and equality in the early Salvation Army / Andrew Mark Eason.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eason, Andrew M. (Andrew Mark), 1966-

Contributor:

Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion.

Series:

Etudes sur les femmes et la religion ; no 7.

Studies in women and religion ; v. 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sexism in religion--Great Britain.

Sexism in religion.

Women and religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ont. : Published for the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion/Corporation canadienne des sciences religieuses by Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The early Salvation Army professed its commitment to sexual equality in ministry and leadership. In fact, its founding constitution proclaimed women had the right to preach and hold any office in the organization. But did they? Women in God's Army is the first study of its kind devoted to the critical analysis of this central claim. It traces the extent to which this egalitarian ideal was realized in the private and public lives of first- and second-generation female Salvationists in Britain and argues that the Salvation Army was found wanting in its overall commitment to w

Contents:

Gender, stratification, and the sacred

Ambiguous heritage : the Salvation Army's victorian and evangelical roots

William Booth and women : settled views?

Gendered geography : male Salvationists and women

Catherine Booth : a public and domestic legacy

Public and domestic service : the experiences of female officers.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610925711

9781554586769

1554586763

9781280925719

128092571X

9780889208216

0889208212

OCLC:

753480547