The Many Rooms of This House: Diversity in Toronto's Places of Worship since 1840 - Couverture souple

Perin, Roberto

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1487520174 ISBN 13 : 9781487520175

Editeur : University of Toronto Press, 2017

Synopsis

Places of worship are the true building blocks of communities where people of various genders, age, and class interact with each other on a regular basis. These places are also rallying points for immigrants, helping them make the transition to a new, and often hostile environment.

The Many Rooms of this House is a story about the rise and decline of religion in Toronto over the past 160 years. Unlike other studies that concentrate on specific denominations, or ecclesiastical politics, Roberto Perin's ecumenical approach focuses on the physical places of worship and the local clergy and congregants that gather there. Perin's timely and nuanced analysis reveals how the growing wealth of the city stimulated congregations to compete with one another over the size, style, materials, and decoration of their places of worship. However, the rise of individualism has negatively affected these same congregations leading to multiple church closings, communal breakdown, and redevelopments. Perin's fascinating work is a lens to understanding how this once overwhelmingly Protestant city became a symbol of diversity.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Roberto Perin is a professor in the Department of History at Glendon College, York University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Toronto Press
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1487520174
• ISBN 13: 9781487520175
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 440
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