Saved to Save: Saved to Serve, Notes on Salvation Army History
Title | Saved to Save: Saved to Serve, Notes on Salvation Army History PDF eBook |
Author | Harold Hill |
Publisher | |
Pages | 355 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Saved to Save and Saved to Serve
Title | Saved to Save and Saved to Serve PDF eBook |
Author | Harold Hill |
Publisher | Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Pages | 431 |
Release | 2017-07-24 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1532601670 |
The Salvation Army has now been around for more than one hundred and fifty years, having celebrated its sesquicentennial in 2015 with an International Congress in London. Over the years both the Army and the world in which it appeared have changed beyond recognition. This is a good time for the movement to stop and look back—not just to celebrate, but to see where it is today. The Army has not evolved in isolation from the world. Bringing its own history with it, it nevertheless belongs to the twenty-first century world as much as William Booth’s little East End Mission belonged to nineteenth-century London. This book attempts to explore the interaction between mission and world as it has impacted the Army’s beliefs and practices as well as the place it now occupies in the wider world. This critical and analytical study may also be of interest to those beyond the Army’s ranks who would like to learn more about this remarkable organization.
Outlines of Salvation Army History
Title | Outlines of Salvation Army History PDF eBook |
Author | Salvation Army |
Publisher | |
Pages | 110 |
Release | 1927 |
Genre | Salvation army |
ISBN |
Saved to Save and Saved to Serve
Title | Saved to Save and Saved to Serve PDF eBook |
Author | Harold Hill |
Publisher | Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Pages | 651 |
Release | 2017-07-24 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1532601689 |
The Salvation Army has now been around for more than one hundred and fifty years, having celebrated its sesquicentennial in 2015 with an International Congress in London. Over the years both the Army and the world in which it appeared have changed beyond recognition. This is a good time for the movement to stop and look back--not just to celebrate, but to see where it is today. The Army has not evolved in isolation from the world. Bringing its own history with it, it nevertheless belongs to the twenty-first century world as much as William Booth's little East End Mission belonged to nineteenth-century London. This book attempts to explore the interaction between mission and world as it has impacted the Army's beliefs and practices as well as the place it now occupies in the wider world. This critical and analytical study may also be of interest to those beyond the Army's ranks who would like to learn more about this remarkable organization.
Wesleyan-Holiness Churches in Australia
Title | Wesleyan-Holiness Churches in Australia PDF eBook |
Author | Glen O'Brien |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 237 |
Release | 2018-04-17 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1351189212 |
Most Wesleyan-Holiness churches started in the US, developing out of the Methodist roots of the nineteenth-century Holiness Movement. The American origins of the Holiness movement have been charted in some depth, but there is currently little detail on how it developed outside of the US. This book seeks to redress this imbalance by giving a history of North American Wesleyan-Holiness churches in Australia, from their establishment in the years following the Second World War, as well as of The Salvation Army, which has nineteenth-century British origins. It traces the way some of these churches moved from marginalised sects to established denominations, while others remained small and isolated. Looking at The Church of God (Anderson), The Church of God (Cleveland), The Church of the Nazarene, The Salvation Army, and The Wesleyan Methodist Church in Australia, the book argues two main points. Firstly, it shows that rather than being American imperialism at work, these religious expressions were a creative partnership between like-minded evangelical Christians from two modern nations sharing a general cultural similarity and set of religious convictions. Secondly, it demonstrates that it was those churches that showed the most willingness to be theologically flexible, even dialling down some of their Wesleyan distinctiveness, that had the most success. This is the first book to chart the fascinating development of Holiness churches in Australia. As such, it will be of keen interest to scholars of Wesleyans and Methodists, as well as religious history and the sociology of religion more generally.
Saints and Stirrers
Title | Saints and Stirrers PDF eBook |
Author | Geoff Troughton |
Publisher | Victoria University Press |
Pages | 288 |
Release | 2018-05-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1776561422 |
New Zealanders, while generally peaceable and tolerant people, have seldom shied away from war. Even in the current era, Anzac Day is a major event here, and the haka performed by our national rugby team is one of our most recognisable cultural exports. But throughout New Zealand’s history there have also been frequent efforts to oppose war and promote peace, and these have often drawn upon traditions within the Christian faith. New Zealand Christians were not uniformly or impeccably peaceable; pacifists were usually either a minority in the more established churches, or members of smaller denominations that were firmly anti-war, such as the Quakers. It took strong convictions and a good deal of bravery to question war in the face of majority opinion. Those ‘saints’ who pushed for peace were invariably stirrers. This book focuses on Christian peacemaking and opposition to war in the period from the nineteenth century until the end of the Second World War. It provides critical insights into New Zealand Christianity, as well as peace activism, politics, and New Zealand society more generally.
Religious Leadership
Title | Religious Leadership PDF eBook |
Author | Sharon Henderson Callahan |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Pages | 825 |
Release | 2013-05-20 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1452276129 |
This 2-volume set within The SAGE Reference Series on Leadership tackles issues relevant to leadership in the realm of religion. It explores such themes as the contexts in which religious leaders move, leadership in communities of faith, leadership as taught in theological education and training, religious leadership impacting social change and social justice, and more. Topics are examined from multiple perspectives, traditions, and faiths. Features & Benefits: By focusing on key topics with 100 brief chapters, we provide students with more depth than typically found in encyclopedia entries but with less jargon or density than the typical journal article or research handbook chapter. Signed chapters are written in language and style that is broadly accessible. Each chapter is followed by a brief bibliography and further readings to guide students to sources for more in-depth exploration in their research journeys. A detailed index, cross-references between chapters, and an online version enhance accessibility for today's student audience.