Mennonites in Canada: 1939-1970 : a people transformed
Mennonites in Canada: 1939-1970 : a people transformed

Author: Frank H. Epp

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 1974-01-01

Total Pages: 620

ISBN-13: 9780802004659

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T.D. Regehr shows how the Second World War challenged the pacifist views of Mennonites and created a population more aware of events, problems, and opportunities for Christian service and personal advancement in the world beyond their traditional rural communities.

The Sociology of Canadian Mennonites, Hutterites and Amish
The Sociology of Canadian Mennonites, Hutterites and Amish

Author: Donovan E. Smucker

Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

Published: 2010-10-30

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1554587875

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The editor provides an important new scholarly tool for locating and understanding the enormous expansion of scholarly research dealing with the sociology of Canadian Mennonites, Hutterites and Amish. Although the book includes research from American scholars, the editor devotes special attention to Canadian works concerning these important and interesting minorities. Using the tripartite division of Mennonites, Hutterites and Amish, the bibliography includes 800 entries each with a concise summary and evaluation. The entries are listed under the subheadings: books, theses, articles and unpublished manuscripts. Preceding the bibliography itself is an essay by the editor originally presented to the Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association. The essay outlines the differing conceptual assumptions of the researchers included in the book, the major methodologies employed and the main conclusions to be drawn from their work.

Faith, Rights, and Choice
Faith, Rights, and Choice

Author: James Farney

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2023-02-27

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 1487551983

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The Canadian provinces have evolved quite different ways of responding to the policy problems posed by religious schools. Seeking to understand this peculiar reality, Faith, Rights, and Choice articulates the ways in which the provincial governance regimes developed for religious schools have changed over time. Covering nearly three centuries, the book begins with the founding of schooling systems in New France and continues into a variety of present-day conflicts that emerged over the question of religion in schools. James Farney and Clark Banack employ a method of process-tracing, drawing on 88 semi-structured interviews with key policy insiders. They also reference archival material documenting meetings, political speeches, and legislative debates related to government decisions around issues of religious education. Relying on the theoretical foundations of both historical institutionalism and Canadian political development, Faith, Rights, and Choice presents a new analytic framework to help make sense of the policy divergence witnessed across Canada.