{"product_id":"tradition-and-tension-the-presbyterian-church-in-canada-1945-1985-paperback","title":"Tradition and Tension: The Presbyterian Church in Canada, 1945-1985 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStuart MacDonald\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1945 the Presbyterian Church was one of Canada's largest and most culturally influential churches. This impressive standing, in the aftermath of a depression and a global war and just twenty years after much of its membership had departed to form the United Church of Canada, was a mark of the Presbyterian Church's resilience and resourcefulness. Yet the denomination's greatest challenges lay in the decades that followed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTradition and Tension\u003c\/i\u003e explores the history of the Presbyterian Church in Canada from 1945 to 1985. In the first half of this period, the church vigorously built new congregations in the suburbs, revitalized existing congregations, and took part in the religious revival of the 1950s. It opened its doors to new ethnic communities, updated its forms of worship, and revised its structures to permit the ordination of women. These renewal efforts were not without controversy within the church, however. Amid the cultural aftershocks of the 1960s, and as membership growth stalled, arguments about who was responsible for the church's waning influence widened the rift between modernizers and traditionalists. Their common vision was lost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe place of religion in Canadian society changed dramatically in the postwar period. \u003ci\u003eTradition and Tension\u003c\/i\u003e examines how the Presbyterian Church consciously sought to reflect these changes - and how it was transformed and even overwhelmed by them.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStuart Macdonald teaches the history of the Presbyterian Church in Canada at Knox College.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 318\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 10, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42741137506400,"sku":"9780228024699","price":56.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/9qVg1quLDi9780228024699.webp?v=1778151296","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/tradition-and-tension-the-presbyterian-church-in-canada-1945-1985-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}