Canadian Illustrated Library Religion in Canada, The

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart Limited BOOK: Light Residue to Front, Rear Free Endpapers Where Jacket Was Once Taped On; Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Lightly Soiled. DUST JACKET: Repaired; Lightly Creased; Moderately Chipped; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. SUB-TITLE: The Spiritual Development of a Nation. CONTENTS: Prologue: William Kilbourn; THE PAST - by William Kilbourn; Martyrdom and mysticism - the inspiration of New France; The Protestants arrive - the challenge of the frontier; The Churches and Confederation; Puritan vs. devil - even the violin was a vice; "So long, it's been good to know you"; THE PRESENT - by A. C. Forrest; The influence of affluence - a time for questioning; A summary: Sixteen sects in six major leagues; The Roman renewal - "Canadian Catholics are away ahead"; Ubiquitous United - "Just like General Motors"; A changing church for "the nicest people in town"; Pacifists and protesters - in the news and in the nude; "If it was good enough for our fathers it is good enough for us"; A religious phenomenon - the revival of Judaism; THE FUTURE - by Patrick Watson; "I don't suppose you saw ay angels up there?"; A new search for God in "inner" space; The case of the go-go girl and the psychedelic priest; Tuning in to the people in a turned-on world; Is the outcast welcome to the comfortable pew?; Forces of immense magnitude, reshaping the world; Epilogue: William Kilbourn; Index; Acknowledgements; Picture credits; PICTURE STORIES; A treasury of Canada's religious art; The Puritan church; Missionary zeal; The unchanging church; The switched-on church; Strange spires on the skyline. SYNOPSIS: "A BREAKTHROUGH BOOK" Religion in Canada is not a religious book - but it is a new, and sometimes startling, book about religion. Here is the concentrated story of the great inspiration brought to the Canadian saga by the great Churches - of many denominations and creeds. Heroic, dedicated and saintly men - and women, too - crowd these highly illustrated pages, and the account of their passionate beliefs, their equally strong faith in the future of Canada, adds a new dimension to the national record. Roman Catholic and Anglican, Presbyterian and Baptist, Unitarian, Jew, the Pentecostals and the United Church - all these, and more, appear in the Canadian mosaic. From the once-secure faiths of our fathers, the scene shifts to a probing report of the place of religion in the swiftly changing world of today. Revolutions broke the myth of God-and-State and now radicals proclaim God-is-Dead. Is the "New Morality" just a camouflage for libertarian licence? What role will religion play in Canada's future? These questions are boldly examined here. William Kilbourn, author of The Firebrand and editor of The Restless Church, is professor of humanities at York University. Now 42, he was educated at Toronto, Harvard and Oxford where his studies included church history. A. C. Forrest, 52-year-old editor of the United Church Observer, is the author of Not Tomorrow, Now. An ordained minister, he served in several Ontario towns; during World War II, he was a chaplain with the R.C.A.F. He writes a well-known syndicated column. Patrick Watson, radio and television personality was recently teaching political science at the University of Waterloo. Now 38, he began in radio at 14; for C.B.C., he produced over 300 programmes and was host on the controversial This Hour Has Seven Days.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.