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The contribution of Presbyterianism to the Maritime Provinces of Canada /

"In their assessment of the contribution of Presbyterianism to the history and culture of the Maritime provinces, contributors from a variety of disciplines provide fresh and fascinating explorations of the significance of Presbyterianism in such areas as education, literature, social influence...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Scobie, Charlie, 1932-, Rawlyk, George A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1997.
Colección:McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • SCOTLAND AND THE MARITIME PROVINCES
  • 1 Scottish Presbyterianism Transplanted to the Canadian Wilderness
  • 2 The Kirk versus the Free Church: The Struggle for the Soul of the Maritimes at the Time of the Disruption
  • EDUCATION
  • 3 The Presbyterian Contribution to Higher Education: Teaching Science in Maritime Universities
  • 4 Schooling/Credentials for Professional Advancement: A Case Study of Pictou Presbyterians
  • LITERATURE
  • 5 Thomas McCulloch's Fictional Celebration of the Reverend James MacGregor
  • 6 George Patterson: Presbyterian PropagandistTHE LIFE OF THE CHURCH
  • 7 Tabernacles in the Wilderness: The Open-Air Communion Tradition in Nineteenth- and Twentieth- Century Cape Breton
  • 8 Presbyterian Revivals
  • CHURCH AND SOCIETY
  • 9 The Antislavery Polemic of the Reverend James MacGregor: Canada's Proto-Abolitionist as Radical Evangelical
  • 10 Strikes, Rural Decay, and Socialism: The Presbyterian Church in Nova Scotia Grapples with Social Realities, 1880â€?1914
  • 11 From Sectarian Rivalry to National Vision: The Contribution of Maritime Presbyterianism to CanadaMISSIONS
  • 12 John Geddie: The Canadian-Australian Connection
  • 13 Presbyterian Missionaries from the Maritimes: Comparison and Contrast
  • Notes
  • List of Contributors
  • Index
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