 | War with a Silver Lining: Canadian Protestant Churches and the South African War, 1899-1902 Subjects: South African War‚ 1899–1902 -- Religious aspects -- Protestant churches; Protestant churches -- Canada -- History -- 20th century; Protestants -- Canada -- Attitudes -- History; South African War‚ 1899–1902 -- Canada; Imperialism -- History -- 20th centu; On 11 October 1899, Britain was officially at war in South Africa against the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State. While the war was thousands of kilometres away, and Canada's contribution of over 7,000 troops to the imperial cause was relatively small, the war is considered to be one of the critical events in the nation-building process of the young dominion. Heath Gordon L. : Gordon L. Heath, assistant professor of Christian history at McMaster Divinity College, Hamilton, ON, is author of Doing Church History: A User-friendly Introduction to Researching the History of Christianity.Gordon L. Heath, assistant professor of Christian history at McMaster Divinity College, Hamilton, ON, is author of Doing Church History: A User-friendly Introduction to Researching the History of Christianity. |
