Pamela J. Walker is Associate Professor of History at Carleton University, Ottawa. She coedited Women Preachers and Prophets through Two Millennia of Christianity (with Beverly Mayne Kienzle, California, 1998).

• List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Roots of the Salvation Army: The Booths, Methodism, and Female Ministry 2. Creating the Salvation Army 3. Conversion: Theology and Narratives 4. Saving Souls: Salvationists at Work 5. Authority and Transgression: The Lives of Maud Charlesworth, Effie Anthon, and Rebecca Jarrett 6. Robbing the Devil of His Choice Tunes: Converting the Culture of Working-Class Neighborhoods 7. Disorderly Champions of Order: Opposition to the Salvation Army Postscript : The Legacy of the Salvation Army Notes Bibliography Index

"Pamela Walker's treatment of the Salvation Army restores religious and social complexity to a group too easily misunderstood in the twenty-first century. Drawing us into a vivid, vibrant world of Victorian experience, Walker proves that the significance of the movement extended far beyond the demonstrations that became a familiar part of London street life." -Deborah Valenze, author of The First Industrial Woman "A major contribution to our understanding of Victorian society, [this book] will undoubtedly become the key work on the origins of the Salvation Army, a major reference not just among historians of religion, but also among urban historians, gender historians, and historians of popular culture....Perhaps the outstanding feature of the book is the author's ability to interweave a highly nuanced account of the development and theological orientation of the Salvation Army, and a fresh appraisal of its central figures, with a broader understanding of Victorian society, culture, and politics." -Andrew Davies, author of Leisure, Gender, and Poverty"