Women in God's Army : Gender and Equality in the Early Salvation Army /

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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 c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eason, Andrew Mark, 1966-
Corporate Author: Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Waterloo, Ont. : Published for the Canadian Corp. for Studies in Religion/Corporation canadienne des Sciences religieuses by Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2003.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Sekseverschillen.
Vrouwen.
Leger des Heils.
Sexism in religion.
RELIGION > Christianity > Methodist.
Sexisme dans la religion > Grande-Bretagne.
Femmes dans l'Armee du Salut > Grande-Bretagne.
Sexism in religion > Great Britain.
Women in the Salvation Army > Great Britain.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (260 pages): portraits.
ISBN:9780889208216

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