Settled Views: The Shorter Writings of Catherine Booth [Paperback]

While born into a working-class Methodist family in a small English town, Catherine Booth (1829-1890) went on to become one of the most influential women of her day and age. As a preacher, author, social reformer, wife and mother, she played a critical role in the origin and development of the Salvation Army, which had spread to numerous parts of the globe by the time of her death. Possessing firm convictions on a host of religious and moral matters, Catherine left an indelible mark on both the Salvation Army and the wider evangelical community. The significance of Booths legacy is on display in this ground-breaking volume, which brings together for the first time her most important shorter writings on theology, female ministry, social issues, and world missions. Including scholarly commentary by Andrew M. Eason and Roger J. Green, this anthology offers unparalleled insight into the life and thought of a remarkable figure from the Victorian period. The wide-ranging topics found within this edited collection will appeal to readers of theology, church history, social history, Christian missions, and womens studies.

Andrew M. Eason is associate professor of religion and director of the Centre for Salvation Army Studies at Booth University College.

Roger J. Green is professor emeritus of biblical and theological studies at Gordon College.

Perhaps the warmest compliment I can offer professors Eason and Green on this meticulously researched book is that they have combined, with painstaking effort, to reframe the works of Catherine Booth in a way that enhances all we already know about her life and work. . . this welcome volume offers not only plentiful factual evidence of what was an astonishing existence, but also an insight into the personality of a woman whose relationship with God deepened and deepened until it was sealed in death. The Officer Magazine

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