Priests and Politicians

Manitoba Schools and the Election of 1896

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, History, Canada, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Church, Church History
Cover of the book Priests and Politicians by Paul Crunican, University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Paul Crunican ISBN: 9781442637917
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Publication: December 15, 1974
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Paul Crunican
ISBN: 9781442637917
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Publication: December 15, 1974
Imprint:
Language: English

In the decade beginning with the hanging of Louis Riel in 1885, a series of radical and religious conflicts shook Canada, culminating in the Manitoba school crisis of the 1890s. By 1896, the focal point of the controversy was remedialism, the attempt to have Roman Catholic school privileges in Manitoba restored by federal  action against the provincial government. The struggle over remedialism involved nearly every aspect of Canada's internal history – Conservative-Liberal, federal-provincial, east-west, French-English, Catholic-Protestant, church-state. But, illustrating as it does the complexity and sensitivity of the ground where politics and religion meet, the election of 1896 has remained particularly fascinating for the degree to which Roman Catholic church authorities, above all in Quebec, entered the political process and were involved in the struggle to power of Wilfrid Laurier.

The school question and the struggle over remedialism present an illuminating case study of complex relations at a formative period in Canadian history. This book focuses on the scene behind the scene, seeking in particular to discover how Quebeckers, civil and ecclesiastical, were reacting to a key problem of French and Catholic rights outside Quebec. There is a strong emphasis on personal correspondence, rather than on published statements, and the author has marshalled a wide range of material that has never been fully exploited. The story is told chronologically in order to assess the impact of major events as it developed. Many of the classic questions of church-state relations are brought into focus.

This is a story often of fear, prejudice, and ignorance, but it is also a story of strength and resilience, principle and faith. Uniquely Canadian, it tells us something important about the shift from the Canada of Macdonald to the Canada of Laurier.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In the decade beginning with the hanging of Louis Riel in 1885, a series of radical and religious conflicts shook Canada, culminating in the Manitoba school crisis of the 1890s. By 1896, the focal point of the controversy was remedialism, the attempt to have Roman Catholic school privileges in Manitoba restored by federal  action against the provincial government. The struggle over remedialism involved nearly every aspect of Canada's internal history – Conservative-Liberal, federal-provincial, east-west, French-English, Catholic-Protestant, church-state. But, illustrating as it does the complexity and sensitivity of the ground where politics and religion meet, the election of 1896 has remained particularly fascinating for the degree to which Roman Catholic church authorities, above all in Quebec, entered the political process and were involved in the struggle to power of Wilfrid Laurier.

The school question and the struggle over remedialism present an illuminating case study of complex relations at a formative period in Canadian history. This book focuses on the scene behind the scene, seeking in particular to discover how Quebeckers, civil and ecclesiastical, were reacting to a key problem of French and Catholic rights outside Quebec. There is a strong emphasis on personal correspondence, rather than on published statements, and the author has marshalled a wide range of material that has never been fully exploited. The story is told chronologically in order to assess the impact of major events as it developed. Many of the classic questions of church-state relations are brought into focus.

This is a story often of fear, prejudice, and ignorance, but it is also a story of strength and resilience, principle and faith. Uniquely Canadian, it tells us something important about the shift from the Canada of Macdonald to the Canada of Laurier.

More books from University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division

Cover of the book Rough Work by Paul Crunican
Cover of the book On the Edge of Empire by Paul Crunican
Cover of the book Heidegger's Possibility by Paul Crunican
Cover of the book Capitalizing Knowledge by Paul Crunican
Cover of the book Land Policies of Upper Canada by Paul Crunican
Cover of the book Affecting Grace by Paul Crunican
Cover of the book Sins of the Fathers by Paul Crunican
Cover of the book Margaret Atwood and the Labour of Literary Celebrity by Paul Crunican
Cover of the book Lords of the Rinks by Paul Crunican
Cover of the book Grettir's Saga by Paul Crunican
Cover of the book Accounting for Social Value by Paul Crunican
Cover of the book Cultural Hermeneutics by Paul Crunican
Cover of the book Barbarian Play: Plautus' Roman Comedy by Paul Crunican
Cover of the book Urban Systems Development in Central Canada by Paul Crunican
Cover of the book Elizabethan Publishing and the Makings of Literary Culture by Paul Crunican
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy