"I Will Fear No Evil"."I Will Fear No Evil" Dr. Susan Elaine Gray University of Calgary Press The University of Calgary Press is a university press that is part of the University of Calgary. External link
2500 University Drive, NW Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4 1552381986 $29.95 www.uofcpress.com Written by Dr. Susan Elaine Gray (research associate to the Canada Research Chair Canada Research Chairs (CRCs) are Canadian university research professorships created through the Canada Research Chairs Program. Program goals The program, established in 2000, is an integral part of a Government of Canada plan to drive Canadian research and development in Aboriginal Peoples in an Urban and Regional Context, University of Winnipeg The University of Winnipeg (U of W) is a public university in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada that focuses primarily on undergraduate education. The U of W's founding colleges were Manitoba College and Wesley College, which merged to form United College in 1938. ), "I Will Fear No Evil": Ojibwa-Missionary Encounters Along the Berens River Berens River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba. It flows west from Lake Pringle in Ontario and discharges its waters into Lake Winnipeg near the village of Berens River in Manitoba. , 1875-1940 offers a new perspective of the history of Christian missions in Canada--one told from the point of view of the Berens River Ojibwa people of Canada, rather than that of the Methodist and Catholic missionaries dedicated to converting them. Exhaustively researched with keen attention to detail, "I Will Fear No Evil" depicts how the Ojibwa were active participants in missionary Missionary Aubrey, Father converts savages to Christianity. [Fr. Lit.: Atala] Boniface, St. missionary to the German infidels in 8th century. [Christian Hagiog.: Brewster, 271] Davidson, Rev. encounters, incorporating Christian beliefs and practices into their established belief system, a mixture that remains sincerely woven in the lives of Berens River residents today. A truly fascinating exploration of a the meeting and shaping of cultures. |
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