| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 267 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion. Series two
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McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion. Series two.
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| Note |
"It is based on a selection of papers read at a major scholarly conference 'The Contribution of Presbyterianism to Atlantic Canada, ' held at Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick, on 18-20 November 1994"--Preface. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-258) and index. |
| Summary |
"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, and missionary outreach."--Jacket. |
| Contents |
""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"" |
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""6 George Patterson: Presbyterian Propagandist""""THE 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, 1880�1914"" |
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""11 From Sectarian Rivalry to National Vision: The Contribution of Maritime Presbyterianism to Canada""""MISSIONS""; ""12 John Geddie: The Canadian-Australian Connection""; ""13 Presbyterian Missionaries from the Maritimes: Comparison and Contrast""; ""Notes""; ""List of Contributors""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z"" |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Presbyterian Church -- Maritime Provinces -- History -- Congresses.
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Presbyterian Church. |
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Maritime Provinces. |
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History. |
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Maritime Provinces -- Social conditions -- Congresses. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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History.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Scobie, Charlie, 1932-
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Rawlyk, George A.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Contribution of Presbyterianism to the Maritime Provinces of Canada. Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1997 (DLC) 97222710 |
| ISBN |
9780773566521 (electronic book) |
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077356652X (electronic book) |
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077351600X |
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9780773516007 |
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