Canadian Baptist Women

Author : Sharon M. Bowler
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498237161

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Canadian Baptist Women by Sharon M. Bowler Pdf

The stories of the women have often stayed in the shadows of Canadian Baptist history. The writers of this book have sought out neglected primary source materials to reveal the lives and work of an array of Baptist women in Canada's history. Read here about the Acadian Mary Lore hungrily reading her French Bible and welcoming the message of Baptist missionaries in Lower Canada, Jane Gilmour leaving her home in Britain to minister with her husband in Montreal and the wilds of Upper Canada, a group of remarkable black Baptist women in southern Ontario in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Isabel Crawford from Niagara becoming an advocate for the Kiowa people of Oklahoma, Miriam Ross from Nova Scotia ministering in the Congo, Lois Tupper, pioneer female Baptist theological educator, and, more generally, the work of Baptist women in the Maritimes in the nineteenth century and western Canada in the first half of the twentieth century. Empowered by their Baptist faith, these Canadian women did remarkable things, and their stories deserve to be told and read.

Author : Sharon M. Bowler
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498237154

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Canadian Baptist Women by Sharon M. Bowler Pdf

The stories of the women have often stayed in the shadows of Canadian Baptist history. The writers of this book have sought out neglected primary source materials to reveal the lives and work of an array of Baptist women in Canada's history. Read here about the Acadian Mary Lore hungrily reading her French Bible and welcoming the message of Baptist missionaries in Lower Canada, Jane Gilmour leaving her home in Britain to minister with her husband in Montreal and the wilds of Upper Canada, a group of remarkable black Baptist women in southern Ontario in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Isabel Crawford from Niagara becoming an advocate for the Kiowa people of Oklahoma, Miriam Ross from Nova Scotia ministering in the Congo, Lois Tupper, pioneer female Baptist theological educator, and, more generally, the work of Baptist women in the Maritimes in the nineteenth century and western Canada in the first half of the twentieth century. Empowered by their Baptist faith, these Canadian women did remarkable things, and their stories deserve to be told and read.

Author : Esther Barnes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04
Category : Baptist women
ISBN : 096853211X

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Our Heritage Becomes Our Challenge by Esther Barnes Pdf

Author : Gordon L. Heath,Dallas Friesen,Taylor Murray
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532689338

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Baptists in Canada by Gordon L. Heath,Dallas Friesen,Taylor Murray Pdf

Baptists arrived in what would become Canada in the mid-eighteenth century, and from those early arrivals Baptists from a wide variety of backgrounds planted churches in every region of the vast nation. This book traces that history of Baptists in Canada, and provides historical antecedents and theological rationales for their church polity. Written in a generous spirit, it recognizes what Baptists share with other Christian communities and how they differ among themselves on some matters. It places Baptists in Canada in the larger historical and global context, and concludes with commentary on opportunities and challenges ahead.

Author : Harry A. Renfree
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2007-03-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781556351389

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Heritage and Horizon by Harry A. Renfree Pdf

ÒIn this age of hi-tech, impersonal living, our individual identities are in danger of being submerged and our collective past is easily forgotten. History is therefore more important now than it has been in any previous time. It is a corrective that insists we are not defined as a number in a data bank, but as people who have lived in relation to time and circumstances. Our roots lie not in a code but in interactions with other people and in the flow of daily events. ÒCanadian Baptists have eagerly awaited the day that someone would produce a comprehensive, candid and faithful report of who we are and what major events helped shape our identity. This book can only strengthen Canadian Baptist relationships, as it brings to mind our common or similar beginnings. ÒThe author of this history, Dr. Harry A. Renfree, has done us an immense service by giving us a history worth reflecting upon and one which ought to spur us on to glorify God in His church's mission. Well qualified to share his gifts as writer and interpreter, Dr. Renfree is a Canadian Baptist who has given lifelong leadership in the cause of Christ in this country. ÒMy hope is that the readers of this book will come to understand how Canadian Baptists have sought to serve Christ throughout their history and right up to the present day. May God's leading in this historic endeavour cause us to grieve over the errors of the past, to rejoice in the grace of God that has marked our joyful times and to firmly resolve to go forth in this day in our land to honour the Baptist name through true humility and servanthood.--R. C. CoffinGeneral SecretaryÐTreasurerCanadian Baptist Federation

Author : David T. Priestley
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780889206427

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Memory and Hope by David T. Priestley Pdf

How are Baptists distinctive as a Christian denomination? Canadian Baptists, confronted with the question of discovering a common identity from the welter of strands of influence that make up their heritage, may infer several answers from the essays in Memory and Hope. Focussing on Baptist history in central and western Canada, Memory and Hope discusses individuals, institutions and issues that have stirred Baptists in North America for two centuries, including confessionalism and eucharistic theology and fundamentalism vs. modernism. Recurring themes include the Baptist role in education in Canada, the establishment of new churches, overseas missions and social responsibility. Essayists also examine the powerful forces that have influenced Baptist history: immigration, theology and society. Studies of missionary Samuel Stearns Day, fundamentalists Aberhart, Maxwell and Shields and social gospellers Sharpe and Shaw illustrate the diversity of ideas and personalities that have shaped and been shaped by the Baptist Church. Memory and Hope is an important resource for the history of the Baptist Church in Canada. In the issues it raises on the role of churches in the twenty-first century, it will also make a significant contribution to the study of religion in general.

Author : Dan Nixon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0578332167

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Shaped by Love by Dan Nixon Pdf

No matter how much we have been loved or desired a love that we never received, it is God's love that we must allow to truly shape our lives. Throughout this book, my hope is that you will be challenged to address barriers in your life that may have caused you to question if God really loves you. As you read through the chapters, it will take you on a path of self-discovery to face difficult topics. It then encourages us to open our hearts and begin to allow the unconditional love and grace of the Father to shape us. This is a book that challenges the reader, the church, and Christians to rethink and graduate to a deeper level of understanding of the simple truth that, God is love! God loves ALL people, and NOTHING can separate us from His love. Allow His unconditional love to shape your life and the lives of others.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1916
Category : Electronic
ISBN : CHI:097704645

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Baptist Year Book ... by Anonim Pdf

Author : Elizabeth Gillan Muir,Marilyn Färdig Whiteley
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802076238

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Changing Roles of Women Within the Christian Church in Canada by Elizabeth Gillan Muir,Marilyn Färdig Whiteley Pdf

Canadian religious history has been written with relatively little reference to the role of women. Throughout the years, the church itself has intensified this problem by restricting the options of women -- excluding them from the most valued roles and positions. In the past, Christian women were obliged to find alternative avenues for the expression of their faith and, as a result, their experience has been unusually rich and varied. This pioneering anthology traces the history of Canadian women in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Protestant traditions from the early days through the 1960s. Seventeen Canadian scholars tell the stories of individuals who have worked in traditional and non-traditional roles, alone and as members of groups, both within and outside church structures. All of the articles present new or little-known material, relating the faith, determination, and inventiveness of women whose experience has so far been overlooked. The volume includes an introductory overview of women's church work as well as a comprehensive bibliography of papers and books published about women in the Christian church in Canada, both in English and French. The incorporation of feminist analysis and an emphasis on gender issues set this collection apart from all other studies of Canadian church history. A unique and valuable book, it not only fills a void in the chronicles of religion, it adds an important new dimension to Canadian history.

Author : Taylor Murray,Paul R. Wilson
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725260733

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Canadian Baptist Fundamentalism, 1878–1978 by Taylor Murray,Paul R. Wilson Pdf

As the first single-volume work to present a national picture of Baptist engagement with the fundamentalist movement in Canada in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Canadian Baptist Fundamentalism fills an important gap in the historiography. It explores the contributions of well-known fundamentalists, such as T. T. Shields, William "Bible Bill" Aberhart, and J. J. Sidey, while also introducing the reader to several lesser-known figures, including Joshua Denovan, E. J. Stobo, and T. A. Meister. Together, these studies demonstrate the diversity of the fundamentalist movement as it emerged and developed across Canada. By drawing on material from across the country, Canadian Baptist Fundamentalism addresses old themes in new ways--and, in the process, raises a variety of questions and possibilities for new avenues of study.

Author : Deepak Reju
Publisher : New Growth Press
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781945270109

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She's Got the Wrong Guy by Deepak Reju Pdf

A different kind of dating book, She's Got the Wrong Guy not only details why these are the wrong guys, but also helps single Christian women better understand why they "settle" for less than God intends. Instead, they will be encouraged to put their hope and happiness in Jesus, not marriage

Author : Rodney Stark
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 523 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780062098702

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The Triumph of Christianity by Rodney Stark Pdf

Celebrated religious and social historian Rodney Starktraces the extraordinary rise of Christianity through its most pivotal andcontroversial moments to offer fresh perspective on the history of the world’slargest religion. In The Triumph of Christianity, the author of God’sBattalions and The Rise of Christianity gathers and refines decadesof powerful research and discovery into one concentrated, concise, and highlyreadable volume that explores Christianity’s most crucial episodes. The uniqueformat of Triumph of Christianity allows Stark to avoid densechronologies and difficult back stories, bringing readers right to the heart ofChristian history’s most vital controversies and enduring lessons.

Author : Gordon L. Heath,Paul R. Wilson
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781630877842

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Baptists and Public Life in Canada by Gordon L. Heath,Paul R. Wilson Pdf

Public discussion about the relationship between religion and public life in Canada can be heated at times, and scholars have recently focused on the historical study of the many expressions of this relationship. The experience of Canada's smaller Protestant Christian groups, however, has remained largely unexplored. This is particularly true of Canada's Baptists. This volume, the first produced by the Canadian Baptist Historical Society, explores the connections between Baptist faith and Baptist activity in the public domain, and expands the focus of the existing scholarship to include a wide range of Canadian Baptist beliefs, attitudes, perspectives, and actions related to the relationship between Baptist faith and practice and public life.

Author : Nina Reid-Maroney,Boulou Ebanda de B’béri,Wanda Thomas Bernard
Publisher : Women's Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780889616066

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Women in the "Promised Land" by Nina Reid-Maroney,Boulou Ebanda de B’béri,Wanda Thomas Bernard Pdf

Women in the “Promised Land” reframes Canadian history through the lens of African Canadian women’s lived experiences. This collection of original essays spans the period from slavery and abolition through to women’s activism in the 20th century, focusing on themes of race, migration, gender, community, religion, and the struggle for social justice. Re-examining familiar figures in African Canadian women’s history, including abolitionist and feminist Mary Ann Shadd Cary and civil rights activist Viola Desmond, the volume considers them in the wider context of scholarship on Canada and the African diaspora. Drawing on insights from cultural studies, communications, literary studies, and visual culture, the contributing authors use rich primary sources to ground their analysis in the details of women’s historical experiences. Together, the chapters work to unsettle Canadian history and demonstrate its urgent relevance to the present, encouraging readers to interrogate the concept of Canada as a “promised land.” Edited by leading scholars in the field, this accessible, interdisciplinary collection includes suggested further readings, chapter overviews, and discussion questions, making it an essential read for students in women’s studies, African studies, and history.

Author : Rodney Stark
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1997-05-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780060677015

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The Rise of Christianity by Rodney Stark Pdf

This "fresh, blunt, and highly persuasive account of how the West was won—for Jesus" (Newsweek) is now available in paperback. Stark's provocative report challenges conventional wisdom and finds that Christianity's astounding dominance of the Western world arose from its offer of a better, more secure way of life. "Compelling reading" (Library Journal) that is sure to "generate spirited argument" (Publishers Weekly), this account of Christianity's remarkable growth within the Roman Empire is the subject of much fanfare. "Anyone who has puzzled over Christianity's rise to dominance...must read it." says Yale University's Wayne A. Meeks, for The Rise of Christianity makes a compelling case for startling conclusions. Combining his expertise in social science with historical evidence, and his insight into contemporary religion's appeal, Stark finds that early Christianity attracted the privileged rather than the poor, that most early converts were women or marginalized Jews—and ultimately "that Christianity was a success because it proved those who joined it with a more appealing, more assuring, happier, and perhaps longer life" (Andrew M. Greeley, University of Chicago).