TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pope-Levison,Priscilla
TI  - Building the old time religion: women evangelists in the progressive era 
SN  - 9780814744420
AV  - BV3773 .P58 2014eb
U1  - 269/.20820973 23
PY  - 2014///]
CY  - New York
PB  - New York University Press
KW  - Women evangelists
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Christian Life
KW  - Spiritual Growth
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Christian Ministry
KW  - Evangelism
KW  - fast
KW  - Evangelisation
KW  - gnd
KW  - Evangelistin
KW  - Church history
KW  - États-Unis
KW  - Histoire religieuse
KW  - 20e siècle
KW  - USA
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-256) and indexes; Introduction: converted, called, commissioned: a phalanx of institution builders -- Tents, autos, gospel grenades: evangelistic organizations -- Mothers, saints, bishops: churches and denominations -- Biblical, practical, vocational: religious training schools -- Soap, soup, salvation: rescue homes and rescue missions -- Conclusion -- Appendix: evangelists and institutions
N2  - "During the Progessive Era, a period of unprecedented ingenuity, women evangelists built the old time religion with brick and mortar, uniforms and automobiles, fresh converts and devoted protégés. Across America, entrepreneurial women founded churches, denominations, religious training schools, rescue homes, rescue missions, and evangelistic organizations. Until now, these intrepid women have gone largely unnoticed, though their collective yet unchoreographed decision to build institutions in the service of evangelism marked a seismic shift in American Christianity. In this ground-breaking study, Priscilla Pope-Levison dusts off the unpublished letters, diaries, sermons, and yearbooks of these pioneers to share their personal tribulations and public achievements. The effect is staggering. With an uncanny eye for essential details and a knack for historical nuance, Pope-Levison breathes life into not just one or two of these women, but two dozen. The evangelistic empire of Aimee Semple McPherson represents the pinnacle of this shift from itinerancy to institution building. Her name remains legendary. Yet she built her institutions on the foundation of the work of women evangelists who preceded her. Their stories -- untold until now -- reveal the cunning and strength of women who forged a path for every generation, including our own, to follow."--Back cover
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