Contribution of Methodism to Atlantic Canada 9780773563223
The Methodism of John Wesley was a vigorous presence in Atlantic Canada from its introduction in the eighteenth century
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English Pages 296 [292] Year 1992
Table of contents :
Contents
Preface
Introduction
METHODIST ORIGINS IN BRITAIN AND ATLANTIC CANADA
1 John Wesley and the Origins of Methodism
2 Methodist Origins in Atlantic Canada
METHODISM IN NEWFOUNDLAND
3 Laurence Coughlan and the Origins of Methodism in Newfoundland
METHODISM IN NOVA SCOTIA
4 William Black, Henry Alline, and Nova Scotia's First Great Awakening
5 "Give All You Can": Methodists and Charitable Causes in Nineteenth-Century Nova Scotia
METHODISM IN NEW BRUNSWICK
6 Methodism and the Problem of Methodist Identity in Nineteenth-Century New Brunswick
METHODISM IN PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
7 Prince Edward Island Methodist Prelude to Church Union, 1925
METHODISM AND EDUCATION
8 Methodism and Education in the Atlantic Provinces, 1800–1874
9 The Golden Age of the Church College: Mount Allison's Encounter with "Modern Thought," 1850–1890
METHODISM AND LITERATURE
10 Methodism and Methodist Poets in the Early Literature of Maritime Canada
11 "In the Garden of Christ": Methodist Literary Women in Nineteenth-Century Maritime Canada
12 Methodism and E.J. Pratt: A Study of the Methodist Background of a Canadian Poet and Its Influence on His Life and Work
METHODISM AND HYMNODY
13 The Singer's Response to the Word: Charles Wesley's Hymns of Invitation
14 Methodist Hymn Tunes in Atlantic Canada
List of Contributors
Index
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