Infidels and the Damn Churches: Irreligion and Religion in Settler British Columbia

by Lynne Marks

British Columbia is at the forefront of a secularizing movement in the English-speaking world. Nearly half its residents claim no religious affiliation, and the province has the highest rate of unbelief or religious indifference in Canada. Infidels and the Damn Churches explores the historical roots of this phenomenon. Lynne Marks reveals that class and racial tensions fuelled irreligion in frontier BC, a world populated by embattled ministers,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774833459
• ISBN13: 9780774833455
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.4"