Recommunicating biblical narrative to post-literate Salvation Army congregations

Carl E Carvill

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Recommunicating biblical narrative to post-literate Salvation Army congregations

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Carl E Carvill. Recommunicating Biblical Narrative to Post-literate Salvation Army Congregations. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/efa144bf-0564-42c6-b77f-f9c3cd5c6971.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

C. E. Carvill. Recommunicating biblical narrative to post-literate Salvation Army congregations. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/efa144bf-0564-42c6-b77f-f9c3cd5c6971

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Carl E Carvill. Recommunicating Biblical Narrative to Post-Literate Salvation Army Congregations. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/efa144bf-0564-42c6-b77f-f9c3cd5c6971.

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Carl E Carvill

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Preaching, Salvation Army

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Abstract

When William Booth founded the Salvation Army in 1860, he implemented innovative preaching and worship styles. They remain in use today. This thesis-project argues that the changing ecology of communication demands that Salvation Army preachers adapt to the current communications environment. The theology and praxis of revivalism remain malleable enough to serve the present age, and the grace reflected in the Army's social work outreach is easily understood, but a style of preaching stuck in Victorian rhetorical convention is ineffective. This thesis-project surveys the history of preaching within the Salvation Army and alternative ways to portray Scripture to listeners attuned to the electronic post-everything age. Research elicited feed forward and feed back survey responses from a congregation to whom a Salvation Army minister delivered sermons in modern style. The author concludes that training Salvation Army preachers to recommunicate biblical narrative effectively will enable them to communicate better to post-literate Salvation Army congregations.

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