Date of Award
1998
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
Religious Studies
Keywords
Religion, General.
Supervisor
Muldoon, Maureen,
Rights
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Abstract
This thesis explores the extent to which this egalitarian philosophy of ministry and leadership was operative in the concrete life of the Salvation Army in Britain between the 1870s and 1930. This work argues that Salvationists, including the Booths themselves, held Victorian and evangelical assumptions about gender and authority which were at odds with any widespread implementation of sexual equality within the movement. While women and men occasionally shared a preaching ministry, most Army tasks were assigned on the basis of gender rather than equality. Men assumed administrative and decision-making roles whereas women undertook responsibilities consistent with sacrificial service. Furthermore, the denomination's acceptance of the biblical concept of male headship led to women's subordinate status in the domestic and public life of the organization. In the end, these cultural and theological beliefs were largely responsible for the Salvation Army's failure to realize meaningful equality between the sexes. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)Dept. of Religious Studies. Paper copy at Leddy Library: Theses & Major Papers - Basement, West Bldg. / Call Number: Thesis1998 .E27. Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 39-02, page: 0366. Adviser: Maureen Muldoon. Thesis (M.A.)--University of Windsor (Canada), 1998.
Recommended Citation
Eason, Andrew Mark, "Gender and equality in God's army: An examination of women's public and domestic roles in the Salvation Army, British origins to 1930." (1998). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2192.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/2192