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Elsie Chamberlain : The Independent Life of a Woman Minister

By Alan Argent

Book information

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Group
Year
2014
ISBN
9781317543879, 9781845539313
LCC
BX7260.C44 A74 2014
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (1992641 bytes)
Series
Gender, Theology and Spirituality Ser.
Edition
1
Pages
284\0
Time added
2023-08-07 02:04:29
-- 1910-1991. ; Congregational Union of England anChamberlainElsie

Description

Elsie Chamberlain was a leading figure in British broadcasting and religious life. She was a pioneer in many areas: the first woman chaplain to the armed forces; the first nonconformist minister to marry an Anglican clergyman; the first woman producer in the religious broadcasting dept of the BBC and the first woman to present the daily service on the radio. Her broadcasting accustomed many listeners to the idea of a woman leading public worship. And she became the first woman to occupy the chair of the Congregational Union of England and Wales and almost certainly the first woman anywhere in the world to head a major denomination. Elsie Chamberlain is the first full biography and a critical appreciation of this exceptional woman. Using original church and BBC archive sources, the book tells the story of a woman who did more than any other to change the way Christian women ministers are viewed.

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