Title Pilgrims in lotus land : conservative protestantism in British Columbia, 1917-1981 / Robert K. Burkinshaw

Published Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©1995

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 353 pages) : map Series McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion, 1181-7445 ; 18 McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion ; 18. 1181-7445 Contents Map: Regions and Selected Urban Centres of British Columbia -- 1. Protestantism in British Columbia before 1917 -- 2. Polarization in Vancouver, 1917 -- 3. Mainline Conservatives, 1917-1927 -- 4. The Separatist Solution: Fundamentalist Baptists, 1917-1928 -- 5. The Supernatural Solution: The Pentecostals, 1917-1928 -- 6. The Broadening of the Institutional Base, 1928-1941 -- 7. Period of Transition, 1941-1961: Developments among the Original Conservative Groups -- 8. Period of Transition, 1941-1961: Immigrant Groups -- 9. The Worshipping Majority in Protestantism, 1961-1981 -- 10. Components of Growth Summary Pilgrims in Lotus Land explores the remarkable growth of evangelicalism in an intensely secular province during the twentieth century. Robert Burkinshaw explains why evangelicalism held such appeal, paying particular attention to the distinctive characteristics of both BC society and the evangelical constituency that contributed to this anomalous trend Analysis Protestant churches History British Columbia Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-343) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Evangelicalism -- British Columbia -- History -- 20th century Protestant churches -- British Columbia -- History -- 20th century RELIGION -- Christianity -- Protestant. RELIGION -- Christian Ministry -- Evangelism. Evangelicalism Protestant churches Protestantismus Konservativismus Geschichte 1917-1981. SUBJECT British Columbia -- Church history -- 20th century Subject British Columbia British Columbia Genre/Form Electronic books Church history History Form Electronic book LC no. 95235185 ISBN 9780773565296 0773565299 1282857371 9781282857377 9786612857379 6612857374

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