God's Province
"Carefully researched and effectively argued, God' s Province provides a balanced and convincing argument about the complex, sometimes subtle, yet often significant ways in which religion has influenced Alberta' s political leaders and shaped the province' s political character and trajectory." Steve Patten, University of Alberta "This work will interest those who study the role of religion in social and political development as well as those interested in North American political philosophy, Canadian history and politics, and comparative North American political cultures. Highly recommended." CHOICE
Compared to the United States, it is assumed that religion has not been a significant factor in Canada's political development. In God's Province, Clark Banack challenges this assumption, showing that, in Alberta, religious motivation has played a vital role in shaping its political trajectory. Les mer
Drawing on substantial archival research and in-depth interviews, God's Province highlights the strong link that exists between the religiously inspired political thought and action of these formative leaders, the US evangelical Protestant tradition from which they drew, and the emergence of an individualistic, populist, and anti-statist sentiment in Alberta that is largely unfamiliar to the rest of Canada. Covering nearly a century of Alberta's history, Banack offers an illuminating reconsideration of the political thought of these leaders, the goals of the movements they led, and the roots of Alberta's distinctiveness within Canada. A fusion of religious history, intellectual history, and political thought, God's Province exposes the ways in which individual politicians have shaped one province's political culture.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 296
- ISBN
- 9780773547148
- Utgivelsesår
- 2016
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
Anmeldelser
"Carefully researched and effectively argued, God' s Province provides a balanced and convincing argument about the complex, sometimes subtle, yet often significant ways in which religion has influenced Alberta' s political leaders and shaped the province' s political character and trajectory." Steve Patten, University of Alberta "This work will interest those who study the role of religion in social and political development as well as those interested in North American political philosophy, Canadian history and politics, and comparative North American political cultures. Highly recommended." CHOICE