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A War with a Silver Lining

Canadian Protestant Churches and the South African War, 1899-1902

Gordon L Heath author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:McGill-Queen's University Press

Published:1st Mar '09

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On 11 October 1899, Britain was officially at war in South Africa against the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State. This title presents an analysis of why the Canadian Protestant churches enthusiastically supported the war effort. It offers an account of the significant role that churches played in nineteenth-century Canadian public life.Why the Canadian Protestant churches were enthusiastic supporters of Canada's war effort in South Africa

"A War with a Silver Lining makes a distinct contribution to our understanding of the church's role in shaping Canadian discourse on the South African War and its national significance. There is a growing literature on religion, missions, imperialism and war, all subjects that inform and will be informed by this study." Carman Miller, McGill University, author of Painting the Map Red: Canada and the South African War, 1899-1902 "A well-documented, carefully balanced, and widely informed argument which adds a great deal to the understanding of Canada's churches and religious idealism as significant contributors to English Canadian enthusiastic participation in the war." Duff Crerar, Grande Prairie Regional College and author of Padres in No Man's Land: Canadian Chaplains and the Great War

ISBN: 9780773534803

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 488g

240 pages