Churches and Social Order in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Canada 9780773576001

Changing social and cultural strategies pursued by Protestant and Catholic religious institutions have shaped the social

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Churches and Social Order in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Canada
 9780773576001

Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Beyond Church History: Recent Developments in the History of Religion in Canada
1 The Emergence of a Statistical Approach to Social Issues in Administrative Practices of the Catholic Church in the Province of Quebec
2 Carnal Connection and Other Misdemeanors: Continuity and Change in Presbyterian Church Courts, 1830–90
3 Evangelicals, Church Finance, and Wealth-Holding in Mid-Nineteenth-Century St Stephen, New Brunswick, and Calais, Maine
4 Finishing Badly: Religion, Authority, and Clergy in Late-Victorian London, Ontario
5 Developing Christians, Catholics, and Citizens: Quebec Churches and School Religion from the Turn of the Twentieth Century to 1960
6 The Saint Vincent de Paul Society and the Catholic Charitable System in Quebec (1846–1921)
7 Factories and Foreigners: Church Life in Working-Class Neighbourhoods in Hamilton and Montreal, 1890–1930
8 Churches and Immigrant Integration in Toronto, 1947–65
9 Governance of the Catholic Church in Quebec: An Expression of the Distinct Society?
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