Title How silent were the churches? : Canadian Protestantism and the Jewish plight during the Nazi era / Alan Davies, Marilyn F. Nefsky

Published Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, ©1997

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 179 pages) Series Book collections on Project MUSE Contents Chapter I The Setting 1 -- Antisemitism in Canada 5 -- Antisemitism in Europe 11 -- Chapter II The Churches 17 -- The United Church 19 -- The Church of England in Canada 21 -- The Presbyterian Church 22 -- Baptists and Evangelicals 24 -- Lutherans, Mennonites and Quakers 25 -- Chapter III The United Church 30 -- The fascist temptation 31 -- Persecution in Germany 33 -- The refugee crisis 37 -- Claris E. Silcox 41 -- The Holocaust 45 -- Chapter IV The Church of England in Canada 47 -- Headlam and Inge 48 -- "Liberty-loving Anglo Saxons" 50 -- "That ancient race" 52 -- Every last refugee? 55 -- W.W. Judd 59 -- The Holocaust 61 -- Chapter V The Presbyterian Church 65 -- Morris Zeidman 67 -- Persecuted Christians 69 -- The rabbit and the snake 72 -- W.L. Mackenzie King 75 -- The Holocaust 77 -- Chapter VI Baptists and Evangelicals 80 -- T.T. Shields 82 -- Watson Kirkconnell 84 -- A new Gethsemane 88 -- "Gardens of the damned" 91 -- The Holocaust 95 -- Chapter VII Lutherans, Mennonites and Quakers 99 -- Lutherans 99 -- Luther's land 101 -- And the Jews? 104 -- Mennonites 106 -- The German connection 106 -- The "Jewish question" 108 -- Jews or Germans? 111 -- The refugee crisis 114 -- Quakers 116 -- The Jewish plight 117 -- Raymond Booth 119 -- Starving children, dying Jews 121 Summary The authors use old letters, sermons and other church documents to yield a profile of contemporary Canadian Protestant attitudes towards the Nazi persecution of the Jews. They conclude with an evaluation of the dilemmas faced by religious communities when confronted by the realities of power Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-173) and index Notes Print version record Subject Christianity and antisemitism -- Protestant churches -- History -- 20th century Christianity and antisemitism -- Canada -- History -- 20th century Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Foreign public opinion, Canadian Christianity and antisemitism. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Protestant churches -- Canada -- History -- 20th century Antisemitism -- Canada RELIGION -- Christianity -- General. RELIGION -- Christian Life -- Social Issues. Protestant churches Antisemitism Christianity and antisemitism Christianity and antisemitism -- Protestant churches Public opinion, Canadian SUBJECT Canada -- Church history -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85019287 Subject Canada Genre/Form Electronic books Church history History Form Electronic book Author Nefsky, Marilyn F., 1948- LC no. 98232717 ISBN 0585183570 9780585183572 9780889202887 0889202885 9780889203099 0889203091 9780889208407 0889208409 1280925000 9781280925009

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