History books
Since there is a mass of literature in connection with the Salvation Army, this is deliberately only a compilation of a few works.
The History of the Salvation Army. These are books with the official history of the Salvation Army, gradually published by the headquarters in London since 1947, published in English only, meanwhile 9 volumes from different authors:
Vol. 1: Robert Sandall, 1865-1878
Vol. 2: Robert Sandall, 1877-1886
Vol. 3: Robert Sandall, 1883-1953
In this volume, the social commitment of the Salvation Army over the decades is especially honoured. (Social Reform and Welfare Work)
Vol. 4: Arch Wiggins, 1886-1904
Vol. 5: Arch Wiggins, 1904-1914
Vol. 6: Frederick Coutts, 1914-1946
Vol. 7: Frederick Coutts, 1946-1977
Vol. 8: Henry Gariepy, 1977-1994
Vol. 9: Shaw Clifton, 1995-2015
John Larsson: Thirteen Astonishing Years that shaped the Salvation Army. 1878-1890. Copyright The General of The Salvation Army. Rear Mirror Views 2019. ISBN 978-1-911149-87-3.
John Larsson, General of the Salvation Army 2002-2006, describes the early years of the Salvation Army by capturing the spirit of optimism at that time and thus demonstrating the encouraging examples for today’s Salvationists. He begins his historical reflection at the moment when William Booth called his ministry "Salvation Army" and restructured the organisation into an army without a rifle. Larsson describes this moment as an "ecclesiastic big bang", the effects of which was spread across the globe and he ends his "Thirteen Unbelievable Years" at the height of this pioneering period when the Salvation Army also established its social work on a grand scale.
Book by John Larsson
Glenn K. Horridge: The Salvation Army, Origins and Early Days: 1865-1900. Copyright Glenn K. Horridge. Ammonite Books 1993. ISBN 1-869866-07-X.
With this book, Glenn K. Horridge succeeds in creating a comprehensive standard work on the history of the Salvation Army in its early years, in which he brings together all possible tangible sources into an overall view. He puts the history of the Salvation Army in the larger context of that late Victorian era at the end of the 19th century and pays tribute to the services of the "Salvation Army" for the society of that time in religious and social aspects.
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