Record Nr.

UNINA9910777627603321

Autore

O'Donovan Theresa M. <1956->

Titolo

Rage and resistance [[electronic resource] ] : a theological reflection on the Montreal Massacre / / Theresa O'Donovan

Pubbl/distr/stampa


[Waterloo, Ont.], : Wilfrid Laurier University Press for the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion/Corporation canadienne des sciences religieuses, c2007

ISBN

1-299-31319-1

0-88920-533-7

1-4294-2932-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (161 p.)

Collana

Studies in women and religion (Waterloo, Ont.) ; ; v. 11

Disciplina

261.8/331523082

Soggetti

Women - Crimes against - Religious aspects - Christianity

Women - Violence against

Church and social problems

Passive resistance

Christianity and culture - Canada

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references: p. 133-140.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: Roughing It in the Bush -- 1 Mapping a Way Through -- 2 How Does It Happen to Us as It Does? -- 3 The Stubborn Particulars of Grace -- 4 What Shall We Tell Our Bright and Shining Daughters? -- Conclusion: Look Again -- Appendix -- Factsheet: Violence against Women and Girls.

Sommario/riassunto

On December 6, 1989, a man armed with a semi-automatic rifle entered an engineering school in Montreal and murdered fourteen women before killing himself. Responses to what has come to be known as "The Montreal Massacre" varied, from the initial shock and mourning and efforts to "make sense" of the tragedy to an outpouring of writing, art, conferences, and political lobbying. Rage and Resistance: A Theological Reflection on the Montreal Massacre examines, from a theological perspective, how the massacre was "taken up" by the media, experts, politicians, and a variety of individuals and groups.