"He thinks he's failed": representations of Christian clergy in English Canadian fiction
This survey of clerical characters in Canadian English fiction from Ralph Connor (1901) to Marina Endicott (2008) indicates that our literary ministers, which have been very little studied, deviate significantly from British and American traditions. Writers such as Sinclair Ross (1941), Margaret Lau...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2014]
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Studies in religion
Year: 2014, Volume: 43, Issue: 4, Pages: 553-574 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Canada
/ Christianity
/ Prose
/ English language
/ Clergy (Motif)
/ History 1901-2008
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| IxTheo Classification: | CA Christianity CD Christianity and Culture KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBQ North America TK Recent history |
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| Summary: | This survey of clerical characters in Canadian English fiction from Ralph Connor (1901) to Marina Endicott (2008) indicates that our literary ministers, which have been very little studied, deviate significantly from British and American traditions. Writers such as Sinclair Ross (1941), Margaret Laurence (1964), Robertson Davies (1970, 1981), and Warren Cariou (1999) present ministries that thrive when they are plural, communal, spontaneous, or feminine. Christian leadership in these books is surprising and eccentric, often shaped by pastors who do successful ministry in spite of themselves. Their lack of faith or confidence is often a key component of their ministries. Additionally, ministry arises from unexpected sources not sanctioned by ecclesiastical authority and is nevertheless effective and resilient. |
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| ISSN: | 0008-4298 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studies in religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0008429814526145 |