Protestant Liberty

Name: Protestant Liberty
Brand: McGill-Queen's University Press

McGill-Queen's University Press

Protestant LibertyReligion and the Making of Canadian Liberalism, 18281878\nAuthor(s): James M. Forbes\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: McGill-Queen's University Press, Canada\nImprint: McGill-Queen's University Press\nISBN-13: 9780228010708, 978-0228010708\nSynopsis\nTensions between Protestantism and Catholicism dominated politics in nineteenth-century Canada, occasionally erupting into violence. While some liberal politicians and community leaders believed that equal treatment of Protestants and Catholics would defuse these ancient quarrels, other Protestant liberals perceived a battle for the soul of the nation.\n\nProtestant Liberty offers a new interpretation of nineteenth-century liberalism by re-examining the role of religion in Canadian politics. While this eras liberal thought is often characterized as being neutral toward religion, James Forbes argues that the origins of Canadian liberalism were firmly rooted in the British tradition of Protestantism and were based on the pre.