A solitary pillar
Subtitle: Montreal's Anglican Church and the Quiet Revolution
By: Joan Marshall
Series: McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion -- 15
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Montreal
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
Subjects: Anglican Church of Canada -- Quebec (Province) -- Montréal -- History; Anglican Church of Canada. -- Diocese of Montreal -- History; Quebec (Province) -- History -- 1960-1976
Description: Joan Marshall examines the effect of socio-political change on the English-speaking community's relationship to the Anglican church at both the diocese and the parish level. Her argument is based on quantitative measures of attendance, membership, and financial contributions and qualitative data derived from interviews and participant observation.

She also examines changes in male-female roles and expectations, the "old order" Book of Common Prayer versus the "new order" Book of Alternate Services, the role of music, and other issues to tease out an understanding of the central role of the church vis-a-vis individuals, the parish communities, and broader Quebec society. Marshall makes a significant contribution to our understanding of how concepts of institutions, community, place, cultural conflict, and cultural survival are interwoven.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-216) and index