TY - BOOK AU - Heath,Gordon L. TI - A war with a silver lining: Canadian protestant churches and the South African War, 1899-1902 T2 - McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion. Series two SN - 9780773577114 AV - DT1918.R44 H42 2009eb U1 - 280/.4097109034 PY - 2009/// CY - Montreal [Que.] PB - McGill-Queen's University Press KW - South African War (1899-1902) KW - fast KW - South African War, 1899-1902 KW - Religious aspects KW - Protestant churches KW - Canada KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Protestants KW - Attitudes KW - Imperialism KW - RELIGION KW - Christianity KW - Protestant KW - bisacsh KW - HISTORY KW - General KW - Religious aspects/Protestant churches KW - Church history KW - Electronic books KW - Electronic book N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-203) and index; 1. To Arms -- 2. For Justice -- 3. For the Nation -- 4. For the Empire -- 5. For Missions N2 - 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 UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=405192 ER -