dc.contributor.author |
Barnes, Roscoe, 1961-
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dc.contributor.author |
Duncan, Graham A.
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dc.date.accessioned |
2011-06-21T06:48:41Z |
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dc.date.available |
2011-06-21T06:48:41Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2011-04 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The purpose of this article was to discuss the findings related to research on the life history of
Fred Francis Bosworth (1877–1958). This article explored his life story and critically analysed
the influential factors that may have contributed to his success in the ministry. It seeks to
answer the question: ‘How did Bosworth develop into a famous healing evangelist?’ The
historical case study method was used as the research design. It also employed a variant of
Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT), which suggests that a person’s career choice can be
determined by his or her self-efficacy beliefs, goals and expected outcomes. This article is the
first to offer a critical analysis of Bosworth’s entire life and ministry and is also the first to
use the concepts of SCCT to show how his adulthood success may have been influenced by
the experiences of his childhood and youth. This article argued that several factors played
a critical role in Bosworth’s development. Although Bosworth and others have attributed
his success primarily to his Pentecostal experience, this study contends that his childhood,
as well as secular and business experiences played a more important role than has been
reported in the literature. Furthermore, this article showed that Bosworth’s path to success
can be understood through the elements of SCCT. Through SCCT, one can see how Bosworth
developed an interest in the healing ministry, how he chose to pursue the ministry as a career,
and how he performed and set goals as an evangelist. |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Barnes R. & Duncan, G.A., 2011, ‘F.F. Bosworth: A historical analysis of his ministry development using social cognitive career theory’, Verbum et Ecclesia 32(1), Art. #368, 8 pages. doi:10.4102/ve.v32i1.368 [http://www.ve.org.za] |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1609-9982 |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.4102/ve.v32i1.368 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/16884 |
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dc.publisher |
OpenJournals Publishing |
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dc.rights |
© 2011. The Authors.
Licensee: OpenJournals
Publishing. This work
is licensed under the
Creative Commons
Attribution License. |
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dc.subject |
Life history |
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dc.subject |
Bosworth, F.F. (Fred Francis), 1877-1958 |
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dc.subject |
Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Revivals -- United States |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Pentecostalism |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Spiritual healing |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Evangelists -- United States -- Biography |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Social cognitive theory |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Healers -- United States -- Biography |
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dc.title |
F.F. Bosworth : a historical analysis of his ministry development using social cognitive career theory |
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dc.type |
Article |
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