A war with a silver lining : Canadian protestant churches and the South African War, 1899-1902 / Gordon L. Heath.
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TextSeries: McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion. Series two ; ; 50.Publication details: Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2009 2010)Description: 1 online resource (xxvii, 212 pages) : illustrations, portraitContent type: - 9780773577114
- 0773577114
- 1282867563
- 9781282867567
- 9786612867569
- 6612867566
- South African War, 1899-1902 -- Religious aspects -- Protestant churches
- Protestant churches -- Canada -- History -- 20th century
- Protestants -- Canada -- Attitudes -- History
- South African War, 1899-1902 -- Canada
- Imperialism -- History -- 20th century
- Canada -- Church history -- 20th century
- Guerre des Boers, 1899-1902 -- Aspect religieux -- Églises protestantes
- Églises protestantes -- Canada -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Protestants -- Canada -- Attitudes -- Histoire
- Guerre des Boers, 1899-1902 -- Canada
- Impérialisme -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Canada -- Histoire religieuse -- 20e siècle
- RELIGION -- Christianity -- Protestant
- HISTORY -- Canada -- General
- Imperialism
- Protestant churches
- Protestants -- Attitudes
- Religious aspects/Protestant churches
- Canada
- South African War (1899-1902)
- 1899-1999
- 280/.4097109034
- DT1918.R44 H42 2009eb
- online - EBSCO
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-203) and index.
1. To Arms -- 2. For Justice -- 3. For the Nation -- 4. For the Empire -- 5. For Missions.
On 11 October 1899, Britain was officially at war in South Africa against the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State. While the war was thousands of kilometres away, and Canada's contribution of over 7,000 troops to the imperial cause was relatively small, the war is considered to be one of the critical events in the nation-building process of the young dominion.
English.