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The World Is Our Parish uses John King Gordon's professional and intellectual journey to reveal the confluence of liberal Christianity, social democracy, and internationalism in Canadian politics and thought.

Table of Contents
Introduction: "Universe of the spirit" Chapter One: "Breaking out of a comfortable cocoon" (1900-1924) Chapter Two: "I play spectator in an Aristotelian sense" (1924-1931) Chapter Three: "A fiery apostle of social justice" (1931-1934) Chapter Four: "Politics is the only road to heaven now" (1935-1938) Chapter Five: "A bifocal view towards American affairs" (1938-1949) Chapter Six: "A ringside view of contemporary history in the making" (1950-1961) Chapter Seven: "To get on in the world you accept the beliefs and values of the establishment" (1962-1989) Conclusion: "An observer, not an actor" Bibliography

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      Publisher: University of Toronto Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 21/01/2015
      ISBN13: 9781442647732, 978-1442647732
      ISBN10: 1442647736

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The World Is Our Parish uses John King Gordon's professional and intellectual journey to reveal the confluence of liberal Christianity, social democracy, and internationalism in Canadian politics and thought.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction: "Universe of the spirit" Chapter One: "Breaking out of a comfortable cocoon" (1900-1924) Chapter Two: "I play spectator in an Aristotelian sense" (1924-1931) Chapter Three: "A fiery apostle of social justice" (1931-1934) Chapter Four: "Politics is the only road to heaven now" (1935-1938) Chapter Five: "A bifocal view towards American affairs" (1938-1949) Chapter Six: "A ringside view of contemporary history in the making" (1950-1961) Chapter Seven: "To get on in the world you accept the beliefs and values of the establishment" (1962-1989) Conclusion: "An observer, not an actor" Bibliography

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