The Secular Northwest

Religion and Irreligion in Everyday Postwar Life

Nonfiction, History, Canada, Religion & Spirituality, Reference, Americas, United States
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Author: Tina Block ISBN: 9780774831314
Publisher: UBC Press Publication: July 22, 2016
Imprint: UBC Press Language: English
Author: Tina Block
ISBN: 9780774831314
Publisher: UBC Press
Publication: July 22, 2016
Imprint: UBC Press
Language: English

The image of a rough frontier – where working men were tempted away from church on Sundays by more profane concerns – was perpetuated by postwar religious leaders troubled by the decline in church involvement. Tina Block debunks the myth of a godless frontier, revealing a Pacific Northwest that rejected organized religion – but not necessarily God. Not just working men but also women, families, and middle-class communities helped to shape the region’s secular identity. Drawing on oral histories, census data, newspapers, and archival sources, Block launches this exploration of Northwest secularity and the independent spirit of those who chose to live irreligiously.

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The image of a rough frontier – where working men were tempted away from church on Sundays by more profane concerns – was perpetuated by postwar religious leaders troubled by the decline in church involvement. Tina Block debunks the myth of a godless frontier, revealing a Pacific Northwest that rejected organized religion – but not necessarily God. Not just working men but also women, families, and middle-class communities helped to shape the region’s secular identity. Drawing on oral histories, census data, newspapers, and archival sources, Block launches this exploration of Northwest secularity and the independent spirit of those who chose to live irreligiously.

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