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Essays on the responses of the Canadian churches to the First World War, providing an introduction to a neglected area of Canadian social and religious history.
Most accounts of Canada and the First World War either ignore or merely mention in passing the churches' experience. Canadian Churches and the First World War addresses this surprising neglect, exploring the marked relationship between Canada's 'Great War' and Canadian churches in intricate detail.
The authors of this volume provide a detailed summary of various Christian traditions and the war, both synthesising and furthering previous research. In addition to examining the experience of Roman Catholics (English and French speaking), Anglicans, Presbyterians, Methodists, Baptists, Lutherans, Mennonites, and Quakers, there are chapters on precedents formed during the South African War, the work of military chaplains, and the roles of church women on the home front.
Reprinted in the centenary year of the conflict's outbreak, Canadian Churches and the First World War acts as a sobering reminder of the devastating impact the Great War had on Canada - and the rest of the world - in the early twentieth century. It will inspire those with a keen interest in theological, military and women's history, along with academics and students whose areas of research cover the monumental events of 1914-18.
Most accounts of Canada and the First World War either ignore or merely mention in passing the churches' experience. Canadian Churches and the First World War addresses this surprising neglect, exploring the marked relationship between Canada's 'Great War' and Canadian churches in intricate detail.
The authors of this volume provide a detailed summary of various Christian traditions and the war, both synthesising and furthering previous research. In addition to examining the experience of Roman Catholics (English and French speaking), Anglicans, Presbyterians, Methodists, Baptists, Lutherans, Mennonites, and Quakers, there are chapters on precedents formed during the South African War, the work of military chaplains, and the roles of church women on the home front.
Reprinted in the centenary year of the conflict's outbreak, Canadian Churches and the First World War acts as a sobering reminder of the devastating impact the Great War had on Canada - and the rest of the world - in the early twentieth century. It will inspire those with a keen interest in theological, military and women's history, along with academics and students whose areas of research cover the monumental events of 1914-18.
Price: $40.95
Pages: 310
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: Lutterworth Press
Publication Date:
25 September 2014
Trim Size: 9.02 X 5.98 in
ISBN: 9780718893583
Format: Paperback
It would be unfortunate if this comprehensive and well-written collection of essays were seen only as rectifying an omission for students of Canadian religion. For those with an interest, historical or conteporary, in how churches respond to international conflict, make ethical decisions in a crisis, or engage with the government, Canadian Churches and the First World War offers many valuable insights.
— Stuart Bell
...the authors provide useful reportage of the war as seen at the time in a Christian perspective and valuable theological and social reflection on the unforseen consequences which followed.
— Ronald E. Clements
Canadian Churches and the First World War, edited by the historian Gordon L. Heath, is an ground-breaking collection of essays.
— Jan Marten Ivo Klaver
— Stuart Bell
...the authors provide useful reportage of the war as seen at the time in a Christian perspective and valuable theological and social reflection on the unforseen consequences which followed.
— Ronald E. Clements
Canadian Churches and the First World War, edited by the historian Gordon L. Heath, is an ground-breaking collection of essays.
— Jan Marten Ivo Klaver
List of Illustrations
Contributors
Introduction
1 The South African War as Prelude to the First World War -Gordon L. Heath
2 "We are all involved in the same issue": Canada's English - Speaking Catholics and the Great War -Mark G. McGowan
3 French-Speaking Catholics in Quebec and the First World War -Simon Jolivet
4 "Khaki has become a sacred colour": The Methodist Church and the Sanctification of World War One -David B. Marshall
5 For Empire and God: Canadian Presbyterians and the Great War-Stuart Macdonald
6 The Anglican Church and the Great War -Melissa Davidson
7 "O God of Battles": The Canadian Baptist Experience of the Great War -Michael A. G. Haykin and Ian Hugh Clary
8 Canadian Lutherans and the First World War -Norm Threinen
9 Quakers and Mennonites and the Great War -Robynne Rogers Healey
10 Dismissed: Military Chaplains and Canadian Great War History -Duff Crerar
11 Paying "the price of war": Canadian Women and the Churches on the Home Front -Lucille Marr
Index
Contributors
Introduction
1 The South African War as Prelude to the First World War -Gordon L. Heath
2 "We are all involved in the same issue": Canada's English - Speaking Catholics and the Great War -Mark G. McGowan
3 French-Speaking Catholics in Quebec and the First World War -Simon Jolivet
4 "Khaki has become a sacred colour": The Methodist Church and the Sanctification of World War One -David B. Marshall
5 For Empire and God: Canadian Presbyterians and the Great War-Stuart Macdonald
6 The Anglican Church and the Great War -Melissa Davidson
7 "O God of Battles": The Canadian Baptist Experience of the Great War -Michael A. G. Haykin and Ian Hugh Clary
8 Canadian Lutherans and the First World War -Norm Threinen
9 Quakers and Mennonites and the Great War -Robynne Rogers Healey
10 Dismissed: Military Chaplains and Canadian Great War History -Duff Crerar
11 Paying "the price of war": Canadian Women and the Churches on the Home Front -Lucille Marr
Index