Author: Denis McKim
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773552413
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
In the twenty-first century, the word Presbyterian is virtually synonymous with “austere” and “parochial.” These associations are by no means historically unfounded, as early Canadian Presbyterians insisted on Sabbath observance and had a penchant for inter- and intra-denominational disagreement. However, many other ideas circulated within this religious community’s collective psyche. Boundless Dominion delves into the elaborate worldview that galvanized nineteenth-century Canadian Presbyterianism. Denis McKim uncovers a vibrant print culture and Presbyterian support for such initiatives as Indigenous evangelism, temperance advocacy, and anti-slavery activism and finds that many of the denomination’s characteristics contrast sharply with its dour and quarrelsome reputation. Tracing the themes of providence, politics, nature, and history in Presbyterian communities across five provinces, from Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick to Lower and Upper Canada, this book reveals that at the heart of this denomination lay a desire to facilitate God’s dominion and to promote Protestant piety across northern North America and beyond. Through an innovative approach to the study of religious ideas, Boundless Dominion highlights the permeability of borders and the myriad ways in which nineteenth-century Canada – including its Presbyterian community – shaped and was shaped by interactions with the wider world.
Boundless Dominion
Author: Denis McKim
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773552413
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
In the twenty-first century, the word Presbyterian is virtually synonymous with “austere” and “parochial.” These associations are by no means historically unfounded, as early Canadian Presbyterians insisted on Sabbath observance and had a penchant for inter- and intra-denominational disagreement. However, many other ideas circulated within this religious community’s collective psyche. Boundless Dominion delves into the elaborate worldview that galvanized nineteenth-century Canadian Presbyterianism. Denis McKim uncovers a vibrant print culture and Presbyterian support for such initiatives as Indigenous evangelism, temperance advocacy, and anti-slavery activism and finds that many of the denomination’s characteristics contrast sharply with its dour and quarrelsome reputation. Tracing the themes of providence, politics, nature, and history in Presbyterian communities across five provinces, from Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick to Lower and Upper Canada, this book reveals that at the heart of this denomination lay a desire to facilitate God’s dominion and to promote Protestant piety across northern North America and beyond. Through an innovative approach to the study of religious ideas, Boundless Dominion highlights the permeability of borders and the myriad ways in which nineteenth-century Canada – including its Presbyterian community – shaped and was shaped by interactions with the wider world.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773552413
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
In the twenty-first century, the word Presbyterian is virtually synonymous with “austere” and “parochial.” These associations are by no means historically unfounded, as early Canadian Presbyterians insisted on Sabbath observance and had a penchant for inter- and intra-denominational disagreement. However, many other ideas circulated within this religious community’s collective psyche. Boundless Dominion delves into the elaborate worldview that galvanized nineteenth-century Canadian Presbyterianism. Denis McKim uncovers a vibrant print culture and Presbyterian support for such initiatives as Indigenous evangelism, temperance advocacy, and anti-slavery activism and finds that many of the denomination’s characteristics contrast sharply with its dour and quarrelsome reputation. Tracing the themes of providence, politics, nature, and history in Presbyterian communities across five provinces, from Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick to Lower and Upper Canada, this book reveals that at the heart of this denomination lay a desire to facilitate God’s dominion and to promote Protestant piety across northern North America and beyond. Through an innovative approach to the study of religious ideas, Boundless Dominion highlights the permeability of borders and the myriad ways in which nineteenth-century Canada – including its Presbyterian community – shaped and was shaped by interactions with the wider world.
Boundless Dominion
Author: Denis McKim
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ISBN: 9780494778678
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Languages : en
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Once a Week
Author: Eneas Sweetland Dallas
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Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 736
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Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 736
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Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays
Author: Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 514
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 514
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Critical and Miscellaneous Essays
Author: Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 648
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 648
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Daily Monitor, Or, Reflections for Each Day in the Year
Author: Charles Brooks
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Category : Christian life
Languages : en
Pages : 424
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Category : Christian life
Languages : en
Pages : 424
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Lectures Delivered Before the Young Men's Christian Association, 1845-1846--1864-1865
Author: Young Men's Christian Associations (London, England)
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Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 524
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Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 524
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Lord Macaulay's essays and Lays of ancient Rome. Popular ed
Author: Thomas Babington baron Macaulay
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Languages : en
Pages : 936
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Languages : en
Pages : 936
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Macmillan's Magazine
Literary Essays
Author: Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 842
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 842
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