Christian Voluntarism in Britain and North America
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- ISBN 9780313284212
- Publication Date: 25 Apr 1995
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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A unique blending of historical analysis and bibliographic data, this volume examines the course of the voluntary association for religious purposes and analyzes the prominent primary and secondary literature in the field of voluntarism. In addition, hundreds of voluntary associations prior to 1900 in Britain, the United States, Canada, and elsewhere are listed. A reference tool for students and scholars in Western Christian thought and history, over 900 resources are classified by general, denominational, racial, and gender categories and are annotated.
The first part of the volume examines the roots of voluntary thought in the Christian tradition and provides an overview of the evolution of voluntary Christian endeavor in Britain and North America. Of particular significance is the connection between churchly voluntary associations and the evangelical experience of the 19th century. Individual voluntary relationships and groups are an integral part of human socialization. This is the first bibliography and overview of individuals joining together under the banner of Christianity in order to satisfy this deep human need.
WILLIAM H. BRACKNEY is Principal of McMaster Divinity College and Professor of Historical Theology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. He presently chairs the Study and Research Division of the Baptist World Alliance. He is author of Faith, Life, and Witness (1990) and The Baptists (Greenwood Press, 1988).
