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Author Walker, Pamela J., 1960-

Title Pulling the devil's kingdom down : the Salvation Army in Victorian Britain / Pamela J. Walker.

Publication Info. Berkeley : University of California Press, [2001]
©2001

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 337 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-328) and index.
Summary This work aims to emphasize how the Salvation Army entered into 19th-century urban life. It follows the movement from its Methodist roots and East London origins through its struggles with the established denominations of England, problems with the law and the media, and the public manifestations.
Contents Preliminaries; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Roots of the Salvation Army; 2. Creating the Salvation Army; 3. Conversion: Theology and Narratives; 4. Saving Souls: Salvationists at Work; 5. Authority and Transgression; 6. Robbing the Devil of His Choice Tunes; 7. Disorderly Champions of Order; Postscript: The Legacy of the Salvation Army; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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Subject Salvation Army -- Great Britain -- History.
Salvation Army.
Great Britain.
History.
Salvation Army -- Great Britain -- History.
Great Britain -- Church history -- 19th century.
Church history.
Chronological Term 19th century
1800 - 1899
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Church history.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Walker, Pamela J., 1960- Pulling the devil's kingdom down. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2001 0520225910 (DLC) 00055166 (OCoLC)44413815
ISBN 9780520925854 (electronic book)
0520925858 (electronic book)
0585390126 (electronic book)
9780585390123 (electronic book)
9780520225916 (alkaline paper)
0520225910 (alkaline paper)
1597348392
9781597348393