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Religion, Family, and Community in Victorian CanadaThe Colbys of Carrollcroft |
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An intimate portrait of "lived religion" as experienced by a middle-class family over three generations.
While we know a great deal about the role religion played in institutions in Victorian Canada, its place in home and family life has remained relatively unexplored. Drawing on a treasure trove of family papers and material culture, Marguerite Van Die depicts religion as "lived experience" in a portrait of a Protestant middle-class family in Quebec's Eastern Townships.
Van Die, a sympathetic and perceptive observer and a gifted and deft interpreter, describes the lives of the Colbys of Carrollcroft - members of Canada's emerging economic elite who were active in the local community, public life, and politics - drawing attention to the links connecting domestic religion and private life, business concerns, and social change in one family's life over three generations.
Van Die, a sympathetic and perceptive observer and a gifted and deft interpreter, describes the lives of the Colbys of Carrollcroft - members of Canada's emerging economic elite who were active in the local community, public life, and politics - drawing attention to the links connecting domestic religion and private life, business concerns, and social change in one family's life over three generations.
Details
Part of the McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion Series (number 2.39 in series)
304 Pages, 6 x 9
14 b&w photographs
ISBN 9780773530287
February 2007
Formats: Paperback, eBook
"Extraordinarily perceptive and compelling, this is a model for integrating the story of one family with broad national or regional history." Mark Noll, professor of Christian thought, Wheaton College
"Cultural history at its best. Van Die brings the Colbys to life in a work of unusual interpretive depth and engagement. A superb achievement, a tour de force." Brian Clarke, Emmanuel College, Toronto School of Theology
"Cultural history at its best. Van Die brings the Colbys to life in a work of unusual interpretive depth and engagement. A superb achievement, a tour de force." Brian Clarke, Emmanuel College, Toronto School of Theology
Marguerite Van Die is a member of the history department and head of Theological Studies, Queen's Theological College.
Illustrations xiii
Acknowledgments xv
Map of Stanstead County and the wider world of the Colbys xviii
Genealogical Table: The Stanstead Colbys in the Nineteenth Century xix
Introduction 3
1 A World in Transition: God, Identity, and Family 15
2 Redefining Family Identity: The Convergence of Moral Philosophy, Romanticism, and Evangelical Religion 42
3 Faith, Hope, and Charity: Religion, Women, and the New Economic Order 61
4 Time, Faith, Energy: Religion and the Spirit of Capitalism 83
5 Nurture and Education: The Christian Home 101
6 Family, Community, and Religion 125
7 Protestants, Social Harmony, and Moral Order 149
Conclusion 181
Notes 191
Index 271
Acknowledgments xv
Map of Stanstead County and the wider world of the Colbys xviii
Genealogical Table: The Stanstead Colbys in the Nineteenth Century xix
Introduction 3
1 A World in Transition: God, Identity, and Family 15
2 Redefining Family Identity: The Convergence of Moral Philosophy, Romanticism, and Evangelical Religion 42
3 Faith, Hope, and Charity: Religion, Women, and the New Economic Order 61
4 Time, Faith, Energy: Religion and the Spirit of Capitalism 83
5 Nurture and Education: The Christian Home 101
6 Family, Community, and Religion 125
7 Protestants, Social Harmony, and Moral Order 149
Conclusion 181
Notes 191
Index 271
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Finalist
Sir John A. Macdonald Prize
Canadian Historical Association (2007)
Sir John A. Macdonald Prize
Canadian Historical Association (2007)
