Religious Landscapes in Transition: Protestantism, Urban Change, and Social Christianity in Early Twentieth-Century Montreal

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Religious Landscapes in Transition: Protestantism, Urban Change, and Social Christianity in Early Twentieth-Century Montreal
Abstract
As recession gave way to renewed economic prosperity in the early years of the twentieth century, Protestant churches in the uptown district of Montreal, home to an important segment of the city's Protestant middle and upper classes, were faced with a difficult decision. Their previously quiet residential surroundings had given way to hotels, places of entertainment, and department stores. The difficult decision facing these churches was whether they should remain in place and adapt to a changing environment or whether they should sell and rebuild their churches in the new suburban neighbourhoods to which so many of their members were moving. The author analyzes the debates that took place within Montreal's uptown Protestant congregations, focussing on three congregational case studies drawn from the period between 1890 and 1914.
Publication
Canadian Society of Church History Historical Papers
Pages
5-24
Date
2005
Language
en
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Trigger, Rosalyn. “Religious Landscapes in Transition: Protestantism, Urban Change, and Social Christianity in Early Twentieth-Century Montreal.” Canadian Society of Church History Historical Papers (2005): 5–24. https://churchhistcan.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/2005-1-trigger-article.pdf.
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