evangelical Christianity, political thought, and conservatism in Alberta Banack, Clark 1981- creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. quc 2016 monographic eng 1 online resource. "Relative to the United States, it is assumed that religion has not been a significant factor in Canada's political development. In God's Province, Clark Banack challenges this assumption, showing that, in Alberta, religious motivation played a vital role in shaping its initial political trajectory. For Henry Wise Wood, president of the United Farmers of Alberta from 1916 until 1931, William "Bible Bill" Aberhart, founder of the Alberta Social Credit and premier from 1935 until 1943, Aberhart's protégé Ernest Manning, Alberta's longest serving premier (1943-1968), and Manning's son Preston, founder of the Alberta-based federal Reform Party of Canada, religion was central to their thinking about human agency, the purpose of politics, the role of the state, the nature of the economy, and the proper duties of citizens. Drawing on substantial archival research God's Province highlights the strong link that exists between the religiously inspired political thought and action of these formative leaders, the US evangelical Protestant tradition from which they drew, and the emergence of an individualistic, populist, and anti-statist sentiment in Alberta that is largely unfamiliar to the rest of Canada. Covering nearly a century of Alberta's history, Banack offers an illuminating reconsideration of the political thought of these leaders, the goals of the movements they led, and the roots of Alberta's distinctiveness within Canada. A fusion of religious history, intellectual history, and political thought, God's Province exposes the ways in which the individual intentions of politicians shape one province's political culture."-- Introduction -- Democracy and millennialism in American evangelical Protestantism : the context of religious interpretation in Alberta -- Religion and the political thought of Henry Wise Wood : liberal postmillennialism and the initial rejection of prairie socialism in Alberta -- Religion and the political thought of William Aberhart and Ernest Manning : fundamentalist premillennialism and anti-socialist sentiment in Alberta -- Religion, political thought, and public policy in contemporary Alberta : social conservatism vs the anti-statist religious perspective of Preston Manning -- Conclusion. Clark Banack. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-cn-ab Christian conservatism Alberta History 20th century Conservatism Religious aspects Christianity History 20th century Politicians Religious life Alberta History 20th century Church history 20th century Religion and politics Alberta History 20th century Alberta Religion 20th century Alberta Intellectual life 20th century Alberta Politics and government 20th century POLITICAL SCIENCE Essays POLITICAL SCIENCE Government General POLITICAL SCIENCE Government National POLITICAL SCIENCE Reference F1078 320.5209712309/045 cci1icc coll13 Banack, Clark, 1981-, author. Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2016] ©2016 (CaOONL)20169003361 (OCoLC)932386875 9780773599307 0773599304 9780773599314 0773599312 9780773547148 0773547142 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1226654 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1226654 NLC 160122 20200709060444.0 ocn936220948 eng