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, and missionary outreach."--Jacket
Electronic books
1 online resource (xviii, 267 pages) : illustrations
9780773566521, 077356652X
426460690
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, 1880�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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"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