TY - BOOK AU - Neylan,Susan TI - The heavens are changing: nineteenth-century Protestant missions and Tsimshian Christianity T2 - McGill-Queen's native and northern series SN - 9780773569959 AV - E99.T8 N49 2003eb U1 - 266/.0089/974128 22 PY - 2003/// CY - Montreal PB - McGill-Queen's University Press KW - Tsimshian Indians KW - Missions KW - History KW - 19th century KW - Religion KW - Protestant churches KW - British Columbia KW - Pacific Coast KW - Églises protestantes KW - Colombie-Britannique KW - Pacifique, Côte du KW - Histoire KW - 19e siècle KW - Tsimshian (Indiens) KW - RELIGION KW - Christian Ministry KW - bisacsh KW - HISTORY KW - Native American KW - fast KW - rvm KW - Electronic books KW - Electronic book N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - "In The Heavens Are Changing Susan Neylan offers a fresh perspective on Aboriginal encounters with Protestant missions, exploring how the Tsimshian in nineteenth-century British Columbia took an active and important role in shaping forms of Christianity and, in turn, were shaped by them. She examines the nature of Protestant missions in their first generation on the north coast of British Columbia (1857-1901), focusing on the Aboriginal roles in Christianization. She pays special attention to the Euro-Canadian missionary perspective, the viewpoints of First Nations themselves, and particular events that illuminate the negotiation of Christian identities, such as forms of worship, naming practices, and mission housing." "While the Euro-Canadian record dominates historical missionary sources, Aboriginal writings illustrate both a genuine evangelicalism and an indigenized Christianity. Christian meanings were constantly challenged from both within and without the mission context through revivalism and group evangelism. Neylan interprets the relationship forged between Tsimshian and Euro-Canadian missionary as a dialogue, although not necessarily a mutually beneficial one. The process by which power was unequally distributed through missionization exposes the extent to which the social and cultural meanings to Tsimshian daily life were contested and negotiated in encounters with Christianity."--Jacket UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=404278 ER -