The Methodist Church on the Prairies, 1896-1914
By: George Emery.
Series: McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Montreal; Ithaca
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
Subjects: Methodist Church (Canada) -- Prairie Provinces -- History.; Prairie Provinces -- Social conditions.; Prairie Provinces -- Church history.
Description: "In The Methodist Church on the Prairies, 1896-1914, George Emery uses quantitative methods and social interpretation to show that the Methodist Church was a cross-class institution with a dynamic evangelical culture, not a middle-class institution whose culture was undergoing secularization. He describes its impressive achievements and shows that they compare favourably with those of the Presbyterians and Anglicans."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-256) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1 The Prairie West as a Methodist Challenge; title: 2 The Methodist Polity and the Social Profile of the Church; title: 3 Methodist Traditions; title: 4 Money; title: 5 Clergy; title: 6 Laity; title: 7 Methodists and Non-Anglo-Saxon Immigrants; title: 8 All People's Mission, Winnipeg; title: 9 The Ukrainian Missions in Alberta.