Literature as pulpit : the Christian social activism of Nellie L. McClung / / by Randi R. Warne

• Autore: Warne R. R (Randi Ruth), <1952->
• Pubblicazione: Waterloo, Ont., : Published for the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion, 1993
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (247 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.42/092
• Soggetto topico: Christian biography - Canada
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Literature as Pulpit
• ISBN: 9786610924936; 9781280924934; 1280924934; 9780889205635; 0889205639
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910154756303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Dissertations SR ; ; v. 2.