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Salvation in the slums : evangelical social work, 1856-1920

Magnuson, Norris A. 1932-2006 (author.).

Summary: Did advocates of the social gospel carry the burden of humanitarian aid during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? Were evangelicals content merely to maintain the status quo and avoid ameliorating the plight of the needy? Focusing upon the period from the Civil War to about 1920, this study attempts to portray the sizeable body of Christians whose extensive welfare activities and concern sprang similarly from their passion for evangelism and personal holiness, writes the author. He meticulously traces the urban welfare activities of the Salvation Army, the Volunteers of America, the Christian Missionary and Alliance, multiple rescue missions and homes, and the religious journal 'Christian Herald'.--

Record details

ISBN: 9780801062612
ISBN: 0801062616
Physical Description: xx, 299 pages ; 22 cm
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Edition: Paperback edition.
Publisher: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Book House, 1990.
Copyright: ©1977

Content descriptions

General Note:	Reprint. Originally published: Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1977. Originally published in series: ATLA monograph series ; no. 10.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-281) and index.