Religion, family, and community in Victorian Canada : the Colbys of Carrollcroft / Marguerite Van Die.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van Die, Marguerite.

Series:

McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion. Series two ; 39.

McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion. Series two ; 39

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Families--Religious aspects--Christianity--Case studies.

Families.

Families--Religious life--Canada--Case studies.

Evangelicalism--Canada--History--19th century.

Evangelicalism.

Religion and sociology--Canada--Case studies.

Religion and sociology.

Stanstead (Québec)--Biography.

Stanstead (Québec).

Colby family.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (299 p.)

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Van Die, a sympathetic and perceptive observer and a gifted and deft interpreter, describes the lives of the Colbys of Carrollcroft - members of Canada's emerging economic elite who were active in the local community, public life, and politics - drawing attention to the links connecting domestic religion and private life, business concerns, and social change in one family's life over three generations.

Contents:

A world in transition : God, idenitity, and family

Redefining family identity : the convergence of moral philosophy, romanticism, and evangelical religion

Faith, hope, and charity : religion, women, and the new economic order

Time, faith, energy : religion and the spirit of capitalism

Nurture and education : the Christian home

Family, community, and religion

Protestants, social harmony, and moral order.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7735-7677-0

1-282-86721-0

9786612867217

OCLC:

923233785