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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791657703321

Autore

Heath Gordon L

Titolo

A war with a silver lining [[electronic resource] ] : Canadian protestant churches and the South African War, 1899-1902 / / Gordon L. Heath

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montreal ; ; Ithaca, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2009

ISBN

1-282-86756-3

9786612867569

0-7735-7711-4

Descrizione fisica

1 electronic text (xxvii, 212 p. : ill., port.) : digital file

Collana

McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion. Series two ; ; 50

Disciplina

280/.4097109034

Soggetti

Imperialism - History - 20th century

Protestant churches - Canada - History - 20th century

Protestants - Canada - Attitudes - History

South African War, 1899-1902 - Religious aspects - Protestant churches

South African War, 1899-1902 - Canada

Canada Church history 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. To Arms -- 2. For Justice -- 3. For the Nation -- 4. For the Empire -- 5. For Missions.

Sommario/riassunto

Gordon Heath's A War with a Silver Lining is a ground-breaking analysis of why the Canadian Protestant churches enthusiastically supported the war effort. Extensive archival research allows Heath to show how the churches' concern for international justice, the development of the nascent nation Canada, the unifying and strengthening of the empire, and the spreading of missions led to passionate and widespread support for the war effort.