Building the Old Time Religion : Women Evangelists in the Progressive Era / Priscilla Pope-Levison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pope-Levison, Priscilla, 1958- Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women evangelists--United States--History--20th century.

Women evangelists.

United States--Church history--20th century.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : New York University Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

2015 Smith/Wynkoop Book Award presented by the Wesleyan Theological Society2014 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleDuring the Progessive Era, a period of unprecedented ingenuity, women evangelists built the old time religion with brick and mortar, uniforms and automobiles, fresh converts and devoted protégés. Across America, entrepreneurial women founded churches, denominations, religious training schools, rescue homes, rescue missions, and evangelistic organizations. Until now, these intrepid women have gone largely unnoticed, though their collective yet unchoreographed decision to build institutions in the service of evangelism marked a seismic shift in American Christianity. In this ground-breaking study, Priscilla Pope-Levison dusts off the unpublished letters, diaries, sermons, and yearbooks of these pioneers to share their personal tribulations and public achievements. The effect is staggering. With an uncanny eye for essential details and a knack for historical nuance, Pope-Levison breathes life into not just one or two of these women—but two dozen.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction: Converted, Called, Commissioned A Phalanx of Institution Builders

1. Tents, Autos, Gospel Grenades

2. Mothers, Saints, Bishops

3. Biblical, Practical, Vocational

4. Soap, Soup, Salvation

Conclusion

Appendix. Evangelists and Institutions

Notes

Bibliography

Index of Names and Subjects

Index of Scripture References

About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jun 2020)

ISBN:

9780814744420

0814744427

OCLC:

861199867