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Faithful Intellect : Samuel S. Nelles and Victoria University.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion SeriesPublisher: Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2005Copyright date: ©2005Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (390 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780773572171
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Faithful IntellectDDC classification:
  • 378.713/57/092
LOC classification:
  • LE3.T617 N45 2005
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Early Life -- 2 Student Days -- 3 The Young Scholar-Preacher -- 4 The New Principal -- 5 Addressing the People -- 6 The Academic -- 7 The Quest for a Quiet, Settled Faith -- 8 Family and University Life -- 9 The University Question -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Summary: Faced with the threat of a sceptical and anarchistic rejection of religion, Samuel Nelles led his students, his church, and much of Protestant Canada to the recognition and acceptance of the progressive elements of Victorian society. An in-depth exploration of the life and times of this leading academic, "Faithful Intellect" assesses the critical political, religious, scientific, and intellectual debates that characterized the era.
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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Early Life -- 2 Student Days -- 3 The Young Scholar-Preacher -- 4 The New Principal -- 5 Addressing the People -- 6 The Academic -- 7 The Quest for a Quiet, Settled Faith -- 8 Family and University Life -- 9 The University Question -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

Faced with the threat of a sceptical and anarchistic rejection of religion, Samuel Nelles led his students, his church, and much of Protestant Canada to the recognition and acceptance of the progressive elements of Victorian society. An in-depth exploration of the life and times of this leading academic, "Faithful Intellect" assesses the critical political, religious, scientific, and intellectual debates that characterized the era.

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