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Abstract/Sommario: The paper shows the development of Salvation's Army's work with prisoners, providing a half-house for those coming out of prison, with the unemployed, with delinquent youth and with many other groups with practical needs

Abstract/Sommario: The paper examines the Salvation Army as an agent of social transformation in Australia. The argument posited is that first we need to conceptualize the ever changing nature of religion, religious mission, politics and the post-secular society in order to best understand where and how social transformation takes place. While much has been said about how the state has promoted social transformation, less attention has been given to how religious organizations intersect with society and ...; [Leggi tutto...] The paper examines the Salvation Army as an agent of social transformation in Australia. The argument posited is that first we need to conceptualize the ever changing nature of religion, religious mission, politics and the post-secular society in order to best understand where and how social transformation takes place. While much has been said about how the state has promoted social transformation, less attention has been given to how religious organizations intersect with society and act as catalysts of positive social transformation. An overview on the practical theology of the Salvation Army, and how it has, and is, working to positively transform the lives of victims of domestic violence, and to provide service delivery within the sector