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A War with a Silver LiningCanadian Protestant Churches and the South African War, 1899-1902 |
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Why the Canadian Protestant churches were enthusiastic supporters of Canada's war effort in South Africa.
On 11 October 1899, Britain was officially at war in South Africa against the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State. While the war was thousands of kilometres away, and Canada's contribution of over 7,000 troops to the imperial cause was relatively small, the war is considered to be one of the critical events in the nation-building process of the young dominion.
Gordon Heath's A War with a Silver Lining is a ground-breaking analysis of why the Canadian Protestant churches enthusiastically supported the war effort. Extensive archival research allows Heath to show how the churches' concern for international justice, the development of the nascent nation Canada, the unifying and strengthening of the empire, and the spreading of missions led to passionate and widespread support for the war effort.
Providing a valuable link between Victorian and twentieth-century Protestantism, war, and the British Empire, A War with a Silver Lining is a revealing account of the significant role that churches played in nineteenth-century Canadian public life.
Gordon Heath's A War with a Silver Lining is a ground-breaking analysis of why the Canadian Protestant churches enthusiastically supported the war effort. Extensive archival research allows Heath to show how the churches' concern for international justice, the development of the nascent nation Canada, the unifying and strengthening of the empire, and the spreading of missions led to passionate and widespread support for the war effort.
Providing a valuable link between Victorian and twentieth-century Protestantism, war, and the British Empire, A War with a Silver Lining is a revealing account of the significant role that churches played in nineteenth-century Canadian public life.
Details
Part of the McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion Series (number 2.5 in series)
240 Pages, 6 x 9
9 b&w photos
ISBN 9780773534803
March 2009
Formats: Cloth, eBook
"A War with a Silver Lining makes a distinct contribution to our understanding of the church's role in shaping Canadian discourse on the South African War and its national significance. There is a growing literature on religion, missions, imperialism and war, all subjects that inform and will be informed by this study." Carman Miller, McGill University, author of Painting the Map Red: Canada and the South African War, 1899-1902
"A well-documented, carefully balanced, and widely informed argument which adds a great deal to the understanding of Canada's churches and religious idealism as significant contributors to English Canadian enthusiastic participation in the war." Duff Crerar, Grande Prairie Regional College and author of Padres in No Man's Land: Canadian Chaplains and the Great War
"Through this topic of Canadian Anglican, Presbyterian, Methodist and Baptist endorsement of the South African war of 1899-1902, Heath contributes many insights regarding the state of Canadian churches at the time." Bryan Hillis, Luther College at the University of Regina
"This work by Gordon Heath is an important look at the era through the eyes of the participants and an excellent evaluation of the role of the churches in encouraging their government to participate in the war." Robert S. Wilson, Acadia Divinity College
"A well-documented, carefully balanced, and widely informed argument which adds a great deal to the understanding of Canada's churches and religious idealism as significant contributors to English Canadian enthusiastic participation in the war." Duff Crerar, Grande Prairie Regional College and author of Padres in No Man's Land: Canadian Chaplains and the Great War
"Through this topic of Canadian Anglican, Presbyterian, Methodist and Baptist endorsement of the South African war of 1899-1902, Heath contributes many insights regarding the state of Canadian churches at the time." Bryan Hillis, Luther College at the University of Regina
"This work by Gordon Heath is an important look at the era through the eyes of the participants and an excellent evaluation of the role of the churches in encouraging their government to participate in the war." Robert S. Wilson, Acadia Divinity College
Gordon L. Heath, assistant professor of Christian history at McMaster Divinity College, Hamilton, ON, is author of Doing Church History: A User-friendly Introduction to Researching the History of Christianity.
Illustrations xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xv
1 to arms 3
2 for justice 21
3 for the nation 50
4 for the empire 88
5 for missions 118
Conclusion 139
Notes 145
Bibliography 189
Index 205
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xv
1 to arms 3
2 for justice 21
3 for the nation 50
4 for the empire 88
5 for missions 118
Conclusion 139
Notes 145
Bibliography 189
Index 205
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