{"product_id":"infidels-and-the-damn-churches-9780774833455","title":"Infidels and the Damn Churches","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first major historical study of secularism in Canada, Infidels and the Damn Churches traces the origins of irreligion in BC to the unique character of the region’s settler society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an important book for anyone who wants to understand the secularizing trends in the Pacific Northwest, whether in Canada or the United States, and increasingly in the rest of their societies.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Randi Jones Walker, Pacific School of Religion * Pacific Northwest Quartlery, Volume 109, Number 2 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBritish Columbia is in the vanguard of a secularizing trend that is afoot across the Western world… As Lynne Marks demonstrates in her impeccably researched book, this phenomenon is deeply rooted in the province’s history. \u003c\/p\u003e -- Denis McKim, Douglas College * Canadian Journal of History, 53-3 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Leaving God Behind?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 A Godless Province? Counting the Infidels and the Indifferent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Pie in the Sky When You Die: Political and Cultural Challenges to Religion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Manly White Men, Fuzzy Fidelity, and Practical Christians: Blurred Boundaries of Belief and Chasms of Racialized Difference\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Sundays Are So Different Here: Communities in British Columbia, Ontario, and Nova Scotia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Could Sodom Be Worse? Christianity, Moral Reform, and the Godless of Vancouver and Victoria\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Under Siege: Non-Christians, Racialized Groups, and White Women’s Rights\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Subtler and More Dangerous Forms of Error: Metaphysical Religions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion: Godless Past and Present\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix: Tables\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes; Bibliography; Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404935373143,"sku":"9780774833455","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780774833455.jpg?v=1730488113","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/infidels-and-the-damn-churches-9780774833455","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}