Historical Studies articles from January 1 1997

Historical Studies archives from January 1 1997

"Catholic schools for Catholic children": the making of a Roman Catholic school system in London, Ontario, 1850 to 1871.
January 1, 1997... By 1871, the year of Egerton Ryerson's last great public school act, the city of London, Ontario, had not only a well-developed system of public elementary and high schools but also generous provision for Catholic education. Twenty years...

Cardinal for English Canada: the intrigues of Bishop John T. McNally, 1930-1937.
January 1, 1997... Two major themes in the historiography of Canadian Catholicism have been the rivalry between French-Canadian and English-Canadian Catholics for ascendancy in the Church, and the struggle to define the relationship between Church and State in...

Department of External Affairs and the release of Bishop O'Gara from Chinese prison, 1951-1953.
January 1, 1997... On 8 March 1953, Passionist Father Linus Lombard was summoned to the local headquarters of the Communist Party Bureau of Public Safety, Yuanling, Hunan, China, a small river town in western Hunan. American Passionist priests and Sisters of...

Writing the history of Canadian Christianity: a retrospect and prospect of the anglophone scene.
January 1, 1997... In order to understand where we are collectively as a discipline, we must first look at where we have been. Only after we have figured where we have been and how we got from there to where we are now will we be in position to appreciate what...

Life outside the cloister: some reflections on the writing of the history of the Catholic Church in English Canada, 1983-1996.
January 1, 1997... Since 1983, the writing of the history of the Catholic Church in Canada has experienced significant change. Two distinguished scholars of Canadian religious history, John Moir and the late George Rawlyk, can be credited for their awakening of...