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- Title
The Protestant Denominational Press and the Conscription Crisis in Canada, 1917-1918.
- Authors
HEATH, Gordon L.
- Abstract
What made the conscription crisis of 1917 so dangerous for the fledgling nation were the shrill denunciations of Quebec emanating from English Canada that stoked the passions of an already enflamed populace in Quebec. Yet, there were voices of moderation in English Canada, namely various Protestant denominational newspapers that counseled understanding from their readers. The responses manifested in the press indicated the realization that the new nation could not survive harsh anti-Catholic rhetoric. The conscription crisis made it clear - to repeat the vitriol of the past was to threaten Canada's future. The same nation-building role that prompted the churches to evangelize Catholics and to win the race to the West motivated the denominational press to condemn anti-French rhetoric and to encourage an understanding of French-Canadian history, culture and religion. Consequently, and ironically, the Protestant denominational press, a formidable tool to Protestantize Canada, became - at least for a few brief months - a proponent of conciliation.
- Subjects
CANADA; QUEBEC (Province); PROTESTANT press; DRAFT (Military service); PROTESTANT churches; CANADIAN history, 1914-1945; DRAFT (Military service) -- History; WORLD War I -- Religious aspects; WORLD War I &; politics; CATHOLIC Church; BORDEN, Robert Laird, Sir, 1854-1937; 20TH century Canadian military history; CANADIAN politics &; government, 1914-1945; TWENTIETH century
- Publication
Études d'Histoire Religieuse, 2012, Vol 78, Issue 2, p27
- ISSN
1193-199X
- Publication type
Article