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AtatimewhenCanadianswerearguingaboutthemeritsofanewagthebirth-controlpillandthegrowinghippiecounterculturetheleadersofCanadaslargestProtestantchurchwereoccupiedwithturningmuchofEnglish-Canadianreligiouscultureonitshead.InAfterEvangelicalismKevinFlattrevealshowtheUnitedChurchofCanadaabruptlyreinventeditspublicimagebycuttingtheremainingtiestoitsevan-gelicalpast.FlattarguesthatalthoughUnitedChurchleadershadalreadyabandonedevangelicalbeliefsthreedecadesearlieritwasonlyinthe1960sthatrapidcul-turalshiftspromptedthesuddendismantlingofthechurchsevangelicalprogramsandidentity.DelvingdeepintotheUnitedChurchsarchivesFlattuncoversbehind-the-scenesdevelopmentsthatledtorevolution-aryandcontroversialchangesinthechurchsevangel-isticcampaignseducationalprogramsmoralstancesandtheologicalimage.NotonlydidthesechangesevictevangelicalismfromtheUnitedChurchbuttheyhelpedtriggerthedenominationsongoingnumericaldeclineanddecisivelychangedCanadasreligiouslandscape.ChallengingreaderstoseetheCanadianreligiouscrisisofthe1960sasinvolvingmorethanjustQuebecsQuietRevolutionAfterEvangelicalismunveilsthetransformationofoneofCanadasmostprominentsocialinstitutions.KevinN.FlattisassistantprofessorofhistoryatRedeemerUniversityCollege.WhatwasitliketobeyoungandsickinthepastWhotaughtchildrenhowtobehealthyandwhatweretheyexpectedtolearnInSmallMattersMonaGlea-sonexploreshowmedicalprofessionalslaypractition-ersandparentsunderstoodyoungpatientsandhowchildrenresponded.Duringthersthalfofthetwentiethcenturypartic-ularlyintheinterwardecadesanumberofchangestookshapewithintheeldofchildhealthcaretheriseofpediatricsasamedicalprofessioneffortstoamelioratematernalandinfantmortalityratesandtheshiftoffocusfromcontrollingcontagiousdiseasestothepreventionofillness.Gleasonmakesuseoforalhistoriesthroughoutthisperiodofhealthandwelfarereformtoshednewlightonchildrensattitudestowardtheirmedicaltreatmenttheirlargelyunexploredexperiencesofhospitalizationanddisabilityandtheimportanceofteachersandhealthcurriculumtothedevelopmentofhealthyhabits.Byfocusingonchil-drensmedicaltreatmentbeyondthedoctorsofceandbypayingparticularattentiontotheexperienceofmarginalizedchildrenGleasonmakesamajorcontri-butiontothehistoryofCanadianchildhoodandhealthcare.TherstworkofitskindSmallMattersexploreshowchildrenfaceddeathenduredillnessandlearnedtobehealthyinthecontextoftheirfamiliesandcommunities.MonaGleasonisahistorianintheDepartmentofEd-ucationalStudiesattheUniversityofBritishColumbia.InASocialHistoryofIdeasinQuebec17601896YvanLamondetracestheprovincespoliticalandintel-lectualdevelopmentfromtheBritishConquesttotheelectionofPrimeMinisterWilfridLaurier.FromtheindividualswhoformulatedthemtothenetworksinwhichtheycirculatedtotheirreceptionYvanLamondefocusesonideasatworkandtheirroleinshapingQuebechistory.Themappingofacompleteintellectualcircuital-lowsLamondetofollowthestrainsofideologicaldebatesmonarchismliberalismrepublicanismdemocracyrevolutionultramontanismnationalismovermorethanacentury.Hisworkisinformedbyanencyclopaedicreadingoftheprintcultureoftheperiodandthebookconveysaprofoundandnuancedknowl-edgeofthesocialcontextandculturalchannelsedu-cationalinstitutionsnewspapersthebooktradeinwhichintellectualdebateoccurred.Lamondearguesthatwhiletheseideasconcernedpoliticstheywentbe-yondthepoliticaltheywereafundamentalandevery-dayelementofcivicsocietythatwasexpressedinthepublicspherethroughpamphletsthepopularpressandsermons.LamondesscrutinyofpublicopinioninQuebecallowshimtoplacesuchcurrentsofthoughtinthecolonysinternationalcontextthatofFranceEnglandRometheUnitedStatesandtheirrespectivemetropolises.YvanLamondeisprofessoremeritusdpartementdelangueetlittratureMcGillUniversity.42MQUPSPRING2014SPECIFICATIONSMcGill-QueensAssociatedMedicalServicesStudiesintheHistoryofMedicineHealthandSocietyMay2014978-0-7735-4133-727.95AUS18.99paper6x9200pp15drawings2tablesSimultaneouselectroniceditionavailableHISTORYOFMEDICINEHISTORYOFEDUCATIONnewinpaperAfterEvangelicalismTheSixtiesandtheUnitedChurchofCanadakevinn.flattAfascinatingaccountofhowCanadaslargestProtestantchurchreinventeditselfduringthetumultuous1960s.newinpaperSmallMattersCanadianChildreninSicknessandHealth19001940monagleasonAninnovativestudyofthestrug-gleforhealthychildreninearlytwentieth-centuryCanada.SPECIFICATIONSMcGill-QueensStudiesintheHistoryofReligionMay2014978-0-7735-4124-534.95AUS22.99paper6x9360pp2tables4diagramsSimultaneouselectroniceditionavailableHISTORYOFRELIGIONCANADIANHISTORYnewinpaperTheSocialHistoryofIdeasinQuebec17601896yvanlamondeTranslatedbyHowardScottandPhyllisAronoffTherstsynthesisofthehistoryofideasoveracenturyinQuebec.SPECIFICATIONSMcGill-QueensStudiesintheHistoryofIdeasMay2014978-0-7735-4107-837.95AUS24.99paper6x9544ppSimultaneouselectroniceditionavailableQUEBECHISTORYSOCIALHISTORY