Empire from the margins : religious minorities in Canada and the South African War /
"At the beginning of the twentieth century, there were a number of smaller religious bodies that sought to develop religious and national identity on the margins--something especially difficult when the nation was at war in South Africa. This book examines rich and varied extant sources that pr...
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| Formato: | Licensed eBooks |
| Idioma: | inglês |
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Eugene, Oregon :
Pickwick Publications,
[2017]
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| Colecção: | General series (McMaster Divinity College. Press) ;
11. |
| Acesso em linha: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1668478 |
| Resumo: | "At the beginning of the twentieth century, there were a number of smaller religious bodies that sought to develop religious and national identity on the margins--something especially difficult when the nation was at war in South Africa. This book examines rich and varied extant sources that provide helpful windows into the wartime experience of Canada's religious minorities. Those groups on the margins experienced internal struggles and external pressures related to issues of loyalty and identity. How each faith tradition addressed those challenges was shaped by their own dominant personalities, ethnic identity, history, tradition, and theological convictions. Responses were fluid, divided, and rarely unanimous. Those seeking to address such issues not only had to deal with internal expectations and tensions, but also construct a public response that would satisfy often hostile and vocal external critics. Some positions evolved over time, leading to new identities, loyalties, and trajectories. In all cases, being on the margins meant dealing with two dominant national and imperial narratives--English or French--both bolstered respectively by powerful Anglo-Saxon Protestantism or French Quebec Catholicism. The chapters in this book examine how those on the margins sought to do just that."-- |
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| Descrição do item: | Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 10, 2018). |
| Descrição Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 178 pages) |
| Bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781498223218 1498223214 9781498223201 1498223206 1498223222 9781498223225 |