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Warne R. R (Randi Ruth), <1952-> |
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Titolo |
Literature as pulpit : the Christian social activism of Nellie L. McClung / / by Randi R. Warne |
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Waterloo, Ont., : Published for the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion, 1993 |
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9786610924936 |
9781280924934 |
1280924934 |
9780889205635 |
0889205639 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (247 p.) |
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Collana |
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Dissertations SR ; ; v. 2 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Christian biography - Canada |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; I: A Religion of Active Care: The Pearlie Watson Trilogy; II: The Importance of Discernment: Painted Fires; III: In Times Like These: The Anti-Feminist Context; IV: In Times Like Hers: An Analysis of In Times Like These; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Nellie L. McClung (1873-1951) was an internationally celebrated feminist and social activist whose success as a platform speaker was legendary. Her earliest notoriety was achieved as a writer, and during her lengthy career she authored four novels, two novellas, three collections of short stories, a two-volume autobiography and various collections of speeches, articles and wartime writing, to a total of sixteen volumes. All this served as a ""pulpit"" from which McClung could preach her gospel of feminist activism and social transformation. She was convinced that God's intention for Creati |
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