Borderland religion : the emergence of an English-Canadian identity, 1792-1852 / / J. I. Little

• Autore: Little J. I (John Irvine), <1947->
• Pubblicazione: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2004; ©2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (411 p.)
• Disciplina: 280.4097146
• Soggetto topico: Protestant churches - Québec (Province) - Eastern Townships - History - 19th century; Canadians, English-speaking - Québec (Province) - Eastern Townships - History - 19th century; Protestant churches - Missions - Québec (Province) - Eastern Townships - History - 19th century
• Soggetto geografico: Eastern Townships (Québec) Church history 19th century; Eastern Townships (Québec) History 19th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables -- Preface -- Part I: Introduction -- 1. Protestant Identity in the Eastern Townships -- 2. The Pioneer Era -- Part II: Postwar American Initiatives -- 3. The Congregationalists -- 4. The Baptists -- 5. The Smaller Sects -- 6. The Millerites -- Part III: Postwar British Responses: The Wesleyan Methodists -- 7. Laying the Foundations -- 8. Revivals, Reversals, and Shifting Strategies -- Part IV: Postwar British Responses: The Anglicans -- 9. Building a Colonial Church -- 10. Messianism and Popular Response -- Conclusion -- Statistical Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Since colonization, Canadians and Americans have viewed religious matters differently. While this is not surprising given contemporary Canadians' reluctance to embrace U.S.-style social conservativism, the roots of the phenomenon are seldom examined. J.I. Little seeks to correct this oversight with Borderland Religion.Focusing on the settlement period of the Eastern Townships region of Quebec, Little addresses the role played by religion in forging a distinctive national identity for English-Canadians. While radical evangelical churches and sects developed in the hill country of New England, they failed to gain a strong foothold in the neighbouring Eastern Townships despite the majority of the population there being of American origin. Rather, the British-based Church of England and Wesleyan Methodist Society became much the largest denominations in this border region.Borderland Religion is effectively a borderlands study in reverse. Rather than examining the dynamics of contact between two distinct cultures in a common geographical space, or middle ground, it explores how a common culture became differentiated on either side of an international boundary line. In the process, it also illuminates the woefully neglected history of Protestantism in Quebec.
• Titolo autorizzato: Borderland religion
• ISBN: 0-8020-8671-3; 1-281-99241-0; 9786611992415; 1-4426-7154-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456537703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II