tempted to (re)interpret : the salvation army’s military metaphor michael nagy, ca director and...
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Tempted to (Re)Interpret : The Salvation Army’s Military Metaphor
Michael Nagy, CA
Director and Archivist
SAA 2012Beyond Borders of Belief:
Spirituality and the Archival Enterprise
Military Metaphor
Multi-Purpose
Administrative
Spiritual / Ecclesiological
Publicity
Administrative Military Organization
Hierarchy
Spiritual / Ecclesiological Military equivalents of church
terms
Connection – WAR !
To Interpret or Not to Interpretis the Question with Researchers
Temptation 1 : Level of Interpretation / Translation
- Not too much for insiders“Uncluttered” “Quick version”
“Re-stating the Obvious”
- Not too little for outsidersAcronyms
Nothing is ObviousHybrid jargon – church and social work
users
To Interpret or Not to Interpretis the Question with Researchers
Temptation 2 : Depth of Interpretation / Translation
Changes in Context and Meaning Over Time
Spiritual Hierarchy
Literal Symbolic
Michael Nagy, CADirector and Archivist
The Salvation Army Southern Historical Center at Evangeline
Booth College404-752-7578 – phone
www.salvationarmyhistory.org