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Infidels and the Damn Churches|Lynne Marks

Infidels and the Damn Churches : Irreligion and Religion in Settler British Columbia

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British Columbia is at the forefront of a secularizing movement in the English-speaking world. Nearly half its residents claim no religious affiliation, and the province has the highest rate of unbelief or religious indifference in Canada. Infidels and the Damn Churches explores the historical roots of this phenomenon. Lynne Marks reveals that class and racial tensions fuelled irreligion in frontier BC, a world populated by embattled ministers, militant atheists, turn-of-the-century New Agers, rough-living miners, Asian immigrants, and church-going settlers. This nuanced study of mobility, masculinity, and family in settler BC offers new insights into the beginnings of what has become an increasingly dominant secular worldview across Canada.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780774833455
  • ISBN-10: 0774833459
  • Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
  • Publish Date: October 2017
  • Dimensions: 9.4 x 6 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
  • Page Count: 336

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