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"Pamela Walker's treatment of the Salvation Army restores religious and social complexity to a group too easily misunderstood in the twenty-first century. Drawing us into a vivid, vibrant world of Victorian experience, Walker proves that the significance of the movement extended far beyond the demonstrations that became a familiar part of London street life." -Deborah Valenze, author of The First Industrial Woman "A major contribution to our understanding of Victorian society, [this book] will undoubtedly become the key work on the origins of the Salvation Army, a major reference not just among historians of religion, but also among urban historians, gender historians, and historians of popular culture....Perhaps the outstanding feature of the book is the author's ability to interweave a highly nuanced account of the development and theological orientation of the Salvation Army, and a fresh appraisal of its central figures, with a broader understanding of Victorian society, culture, and politics." -Andrew Davies, author of Leisure, Gender, and Poverty"
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Those people in uniforms who ring bells and raise money for the poor during the holiday season belong to a religious movement that in 1865 combined early feminism, street preaching, holiness theology, and intentionally outrageous singing into what soon became the Salvation Army. In "Pulling the Devil's Kingdom Down", Pamela Walker emphasizes how thoroughly the Army entered into nineteenth-century urban life. She 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 public manifestations that included street brawls with working-class toughs. The Salvation Army was a neighborhood religion, with a 'battle plan' especially suited to urban working-class geography and cultural life. The ability to use popular leisure activities as inspiration was a major factor in the Army's success, since pubs, music halls, sports, and betting were regarded as its principal rivals. Salvationist women claimed the 'right to preach' and enjoyed spiritual authority and public visibility more extensively than in virtually any other religious or secular organization. Opposition to the new movement was equally energetic and took many forms, but even as contemporary music hall performers ridiculed the 'Hallelujah Lasses,' the Salvation Army was spreading across Great Britain and the Continent, and on to North America. The Army offered a distinctive response to the dilemmas facing Victorian Christians, in particular the relationship between what Salvationists believed and the work they did. Walker fills in the social, cultural, and religious contexts that make that relationship come to life.
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interesting information of early Salvationists, which Iam one
22 Aug 2009
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Pulling the Devil's Kingdom Down: The Salvation Army in Victorian Britain Just finished reading ,Pulling the devils Kingdom down. I have read many books on The Salvation Army. This is not another history book on the start of TSA. A lot of research went into this book and it is very clear that the early Salvation Army was a challenge. God in a wonderful way has raised up His Army of Salvation to some 119 countrys with over one million members where the sun never sets on the ,yellow,red and blue blood and fire flag. Come Join our Army to battle we go. Interested in church history this a great read .. Henry Armstrong Winnipeg
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