Author: Johanna M. Selles
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1608995089
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
Motivated by a desire for meaningful work and a life of adventure, women college graduates in North America and Western Europe became student secretaries for the World Student Christian Federation (WSCF). In their role as student secretaries, women worked to create student movements where none had existed, to support fledgling movements, and to embed themselves in movements that already existed. Women thus played an important role in the first decades of the WSCF, when the organization was involved with affiliating national Christian student groups across the globe. Women secretaries extended to students around the world the fellowship and hospitality they had discovered during their times in higher education. The simple fellowship led to creative programs of self-help, refugee relief, and small-group work that formed the basis for outreach in the post-World War I era. As the Federation adapted to a changing student culture, the movement itself became more ecumenical and focused on social issues. The resilience of the Federation can be attributed in large measure to the work of women secretaries in the field who created networks and friendships that persisted during peace and war. The presence of student organizations, such as the WSCF and others, on university campuses today can be traced to the work of women secretaries in the early decades of the WSCF. This book explores some of their stories.
The World Student Christian Federation, 1895-1925
Author: Johanna M. Selles
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1608995089
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
Motivated by a desire for meaningful work and a life of adventure, women college graduates in North America and Western Europe became student secretaries for the World Student Christian Federation (WSCF). In their role as student secretaries, women worked to create student movements where none had existed, to support fledgling movements, and to embed themselves in movements that already existed. Women thus played an important role in the first decades of the WSCF, when the organization was involved with affiliating national Christian student groups across the globe. Women secretaries extended to students around the world the fellowship and hospitality they had discovered during their times in higher education. The simple fellowship led to creative programs of self-help, refugee relief, and small-group work that formed the basis for outreach in the post-World War I era. As the Federation adapted to a changing student culture, the movement itself became more ecumenical and focused on social issues. The resilience of the Federation can be attributed in large measure to the work of women secretaries in the field who created networks and friendships that persisted during peace and war. The presence of student organizations, such as the WSCF and others, on university campuses today can be traced to the work of women secretaries in the early decades of the WSCF. This book explores some of their stories.
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1608995089
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
Motivated by a desire for meaningful work and a life of adventure, women college graduates in North America and Western Europe became student secretaries for the World Student Christian Federation (WSCF). In their role as student secretaries, women worked to create student movements where none had existed, to support fledgling movements, and to embed themselves in movements that already existed. Women thus played an important role in the first decades of the WSCF, when the organization was involved with affiliating national Christian student groups across the globe. Women secretaries extended to students around the world the fellowship and hospitality they had discovered during their times in higher education. The simple fellowship led to creative programs of self-help, refugee relief, and small-group work that formed the basis for outreach in the post-World War I era. As the Federation adapted to a changing student culture, the movement itself became more ecumenical and focused on social issues. The resilience of the Federation can be attributed in large measure to the work of women secretaries in the field who created networks and friendships that persisted during peace and war. The presence of student organizations, such as the WSCF and others, on university campuses today can be traced to the work of women secretaries in the early decades of the WSCF. This book explores some of their stories.
Memoirs and Diaries
Fifty years of history
The World's Student Christian Federation
Author: Ruth Rouse
Publisher:
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Category : Church work with students
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Church work with students
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
The Students of the World United
Author: World Student Christian Federation
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Category : Student's societies
Languages : en
Pages : 30
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Category : Student's societies
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Fifty Years of History
Author: Suzanne de Diétrich
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Category : Church work with students
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Church work with students
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
A Year of Progress in the World's Student Christian Federation
Author: World's Student Christian Federation
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Category : Christian college students
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian college students
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
World Student Christian Federation
The World's Student Christian Federation New York, World's Student Christian Federation, 1899-1932
Author: World's Student Christian Federation
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 21
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 21
Book Description