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1. Christianity in Action: The History of the International Salvation Army by Henry Gariepy | |
Hardcover: 308
Pages
(2009-09-15)
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Will inspire readers with how charity can spread throughout the world |
2. William and Catherine: The Life and Legacy of the Booths: Founders of the Salvation Army by Trevor Yaxley | |
Hardcover: 304
Pages
(2003-04-01)
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The Salvation Army - How It All Began
Outstanding |
3. Life and Death (Christian Classics) by Catherine Booth, Salvation Army | |
Paperback: 108
Pages
(2008-03-17)
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4. An Army Needs An Ambulance Corps: A History of the Salvation Army's Medical Services by Harry Williams | |
Hardcover: 240
Pages
(2009-02-01)
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5. Salvation Assault: The History of the Salvation Army in Papua New Guinea by Allen Satterlee | |
Paperback: 150
Pages
(2006)
Isbn: 9980860804 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
6. Salvation army; a novel, introduction by Edmund White, translated from the French by Frank Stock. by Abdellah Taïa | |
Paperback:
Pages
(2009)
Asin: B0041WNKPA Average Customer Review: Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
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wonderful book to read about coming out
Bittersweet
oh so unique
Morroccan desire mixed with a touch of French
Interesting Story |
7. Red-Hot and Righteous: The Urban Religion of The Salvation Army by Diane Winston | |
Kindle Edition: 304
Pages
(1999-05-30)
list price: US$16.95 Asin: B002OEBO3W Average Customer Review: Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
Editorial Review Product Description In this engrossing study of religion, urban life, and commercial culture, Diane Winston shows how a (self-styled "red-hot") militant Protestant mission established a beachhead in the modern city. When The Salvation Army, a British evangelical movement, landed in New York in 1880, local citizens called its eye-catching advertisements "vulgar" and dubbed its brass bands, female preachers, and overheated services "sensationalist." Yet a little more than a century later, this ragtag missionary movement had evolved into the nation's largest charitable fund-raiser--the very exemplar of America's most cherished values of social service and religious commitment. Winston illustrates how the Army borrowed the forms and idioms of popular entertainments, commercial emporiums, and master marketers to deliver its message. In contrast to histories that relegate religion to the sidelines of urban society, her book shows that Salvationists were at the center of debates about social services for the urban poor, the changing position of women, and the evolution of a consumer culture. She also describes Salvationist influence on contemporary life--from the public's post-World War I (and ongoing) love affair with the doughnut to the Salvationist young woman's career as a Hollywood icon to the institutionalization of religious ideals into nonsectarian social programs. Winston's vivid account of a street savvy religious mission transformed over the decades makes adroit use of performance theory and material culture studies to create an evocative portrait of a beloved yet little understood religious movement. Her book provides striking evidence that, counter to conventional wisdom, religion was among the seminal social forces that shaped modern, urban America--and, in the process, found new expression for its own ideals. William Booth, who founded the Army in Britain in 1878, believed heneeded to take religion to the people and urged his followers toimagine a "cathedral of the open air." Salvation Army preachers becamea common sight in the streets of New York. Conservative Christianswere upset by the public spectacle; the Army, however, happily bangedcymbals, beat drums, and sang--their goal was to attractattention. Using contemporary advertising techniques, pageants, andparades, the Salvation Army made a vibrant mark on the urban scene andthe American consciousness. Over time the Army's focus shifted fromproselytizing to practical religion: gaining converts throughreligiously motivated social programs. Soup kitchens, homelessshelters, coal in winter--the Army offered relief to all, regardlessof race, religion, or creed. Its greatest success, however, came whenit sent 250 workers, including a few dozen women, to Europe to providea little bit of home to the boys fighting in the Great War. With theirtrays of doughnuts and pitchers of coffee, the "Sallies" boostedmorale and earned the Salvation Army a tremendous amount ofrespect. Winston's book reveals that she, too, respects both theArmy's mission and its theology, and she tells its story with gracefulprose. Red-Hot and Righteous will interest scholars ofreligious movements and 19th-century urban lifealike. --C.B. Delaney Customer Reviews (4)
Historical Research that Reads Like a Novel
Required but fun
Gracefully written, but lacking in focus. "Red Hot and Righteous" tries to be all of these and more, but unfortunately it doesn't work.As a popular history, this is pleasant enough reading, but as a scholarly work it is maddeningly diffuse.Winston's thesis is ill-defined, she fails to address the existing literature on the Salvation Army, and she has no evident theoretical approach.While she addresses the power women had within the Salvation Army, as a feminist history "Red Hot and Righteous" lacks teeth because Winston turns her focus elsewhere rather than fully developing her discussion of women's roles. Winston also uses a very limited range of sources.When presenting the Army's side of the story she leans very heavily on the 'American War Cry'--the Army's own paper.The 'AWC' was sold to the general public to raise funds, and it was thus intended to present the Army and its activities in the best possible light.For an outsider's view of the Salvation Army she relies overwhelmingly on one newspaper--the 'New York Times.'What about ethnic newspapers?What about papers that found their audience primarily among the poor and working class?What did the people the Army aimed its evangelical and charitable activities at think of these predominantly middle-class do-gooders? Winston writes very well, and she gives the Salvation Army the respectful treatment it deserves.But as an academic work, "Red Hot and Righteous" fails to gel.By narrowing her argument and focusing on a specific issue--women's roles and leadership within the Army, the use of popular culture as an evangelical tool, changing depictions of Salvation Army women in books and popular entertainment--and expanding the types of sources used, Winston could have broken new ground.Unfortunately, she keeps stabbing her spade with too little force in too many different places, and as a result she only raises a bit of dust.While I would still recommend this book for a general readership, as a scholar I found it unfocused and ultimately unsatisfying.
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8. The Most Effective Organization in the U.S.: Leadership Secrets of the Salvation Army by Robert Watson, James Benjamin Brown | |
Hardcover: 243
Pages
(2001)
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Great book about a great organization!
To Save and to Serve
The heart and soul of our country's purpose and direction
Different Skills Required When Growing a Great Organization
Leadership |
9. History of the Salvation Army, Volume Six 1914-1946:The Better Fight (History of the Salvation Army) by Frederick Lee Coutts | |
Paperback: 348
Pages
(1988-12)
list price: US$9.94 Isbn: 0865440484 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
10. Salvation Story: Salvationist Handbook of Doctrine | |
Hardcover: 156
Pages
(1998)
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11. William and Catherine Booth: Founders of the Salvation Army (Heroes of the Faith) by Helen Kooiman Hosier | |
Paperback: 208
Pages
(2005-06-01)
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Wow. This is a great book.
Heroes of the Faith Series |
12. William Booth, the General of the Salvation Army by Booth Tucker | |
Paperback: 132
Pages
(2001-01-01)
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13. Companion to the Song Book of the Salvation Army: North American Edition by Gordon Taylor | |
Paperback:
Pages
(1990)
Isbn: 0865440646 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
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14. Marching to Glory: The History of the Salvation Army in the United States, 1880-1992 by Edward H. McKinley | |
Paperback: 472
Pages
(1995-10-01)
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15. The General Next to God: The Story of William Booth and the Salvation Army by Richard Collier | |
Paperback: 288
Pages
(1965-06)
list price: US$6.95 Isbn: 0006241638 Average Customer Review: Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
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Rescue Shop Within a Yard of Hell
The General Next to God |
16. Salvation Army Songs by Salvation Army | |
Paperback: 344
Pages
(2010-01-05)
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17. The War Romance of the Salvation Army by Evangeline Booth | |
Paperback: 170
Pages
(2010-03-07)
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A wonderful collection ofwar time kindness |
18. The blood and fire in Canada: A history of the Salvation Army in the Dominion, 1882-1976 by R. G Moyles | |
Unknown Binding: 312
Pages
(1977)
Isbn: 0887781691 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
19. The Song Book of the Salvation Army by Salvation Army | |
Hardcover: 351
Pages
(1987-01-01)
Isbn: 0892160705 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
20. Catherine Booth: A Biography of the Cofounder of the Salvation Army by Roger Joseph Green | |
Paperback: 336
Pages
(1996-12)
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Catherine Booth Was A Humane Saint !
Great Read |
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