LEADER 03592oam 2200649I 450 001 9910787808403321 005 20151002020706.0 010 $a1-317-54386-6 010 $a1-138-11092-2 010 $a1-315-72875-3 010 $a1-84465-783-3 010 $a1-317-54387-4 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315728759 035 $a(CKB)2670000000569140 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001043317 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11595624 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001043317 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11075694 035 $a(PQKB)10398973 035 $a(OCoLC)856413220 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1790997 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1790997 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10745276 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL646910 035 $a(OCoLC)891447106 035 $a(OCoLC)897455708 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB136691 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781844657834 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000569140 100 $a20180706d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aElsie Chamberlain $ethe independent life of a woman minister : grace amid storms /$fAlan Argent 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 271 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aGender, theology, and spirituality 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015). 311 $a1-84553-931-1 311 $a1-322-15655-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [261]-265) and index. 327 $aIntroduction and early life -- The call to the ministry -- Elsie begins her ministry 1939 -- The return to London 1941 -- Flying into the storms: chaplain in the Royal Air Force 1945 -- A season of clear shining: married life -- Vineyard Congregational Church, Richmond-Upon-Thames -- Later years at Vineyard -- International meetings and the CUEW chair -- Elsie at the BBC -- After the BBC: the city temple -- The sky turns black: another crisis -- Sometimes a light surprises: the Congregational Federation -- Hutton Free Church 1971 -- A local thunderstorm: the Kentish Town situation -- Presidential duties and travelling 1973-1980 -- Going west 1980 -- Ministry in Nottingham 1984-1991. 330 $aElsie Chamberlain was a leading figure in British broadcasting and religious life. She was a pioneer in many areas: the first woman chaplain to the armed forces; the first nonconformist minister to marry an Anglican clergyman; the first woman producer in the religious broadcasting department of the BBC, and the first woman to present the daily service on the radio. Her broadcasting accustomed many listeners to the idea of a woman leading public worship. And she became the first woman to occupy the chair of the Congregational Union of England and Wales and almost certainly the first woman anywhere in the world to head a major denomination. Elsie Chamberlain is the first full biography and a critical appreciation of this exceptional woman. Using original church and BBC archive sources, the book tells the story of a woman who did more than any other to change the way Christian women ministers are viewed. 410 0$aGender, theology, and spirituality. 606 $aWomen clergy$zEngland$vBiography 615 0$aWomen clergy 676 $a285.8092 676 $aB 700 $aArgent$b Alan.$01464612 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787808403321 996 $aElsie Chamberlain$93674354 997 $aUNINA