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The Spiritual Borderlands at the Edge of Empire

William Carpenter Bompas's Ministry in the British-Canadian North, 1865-1906

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The Spiritual Borderlands at the Edge of Empire

William Carpenter Bompas's Ministry in the British-Canadian North, 1865-1906

Description

Building on the work of William Carpenter Bompas (1834-1906), this book explores the "spiritual borderlands" of the British-Canadian North.

As the bishop of Athabasca, Mackenzie River, and Selkirk-presiding over some of the largest (by area) bishoprics in the world-Bompas was central to the physical and spiritual development of Christianity in Northern Canada. Christopher Ross Petrakos foregrounds issues of conversion (assimilation, accommodation, and resistance), the theologies that underpinned missionary behavior, and the transformation of northern societies as the result of national and imperial expansion, natural resource extraction, and environmental change.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1 - Quest
2 - Travel
3 - Borders
4 - Athabasca & Mackenzie (1874-1891)
5 - Marriage
6 - Gold
7 - Carcross
Conclusion

Product details

Published 06 Aug 2026
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 256
ISBN 9798216354512
Imprint T&T Clark
Illustrations 20 tables
Series Anglican Studies
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Christopher Ross Petrakos

Christopher Ross Petrakos is an Associate Professo…

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