Prayer, Providence and Empire : Special Worship in the British World, 1783-1919
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Studies in Imperialism
ISBN-10
1526135396
ISBN-13
9781526135391
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Imprint
Manchester University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 3rd, 2021
Print length
296 Pages
Weight
584 grams
Dimensions
16.40 x 24.00 x 2.30 cms
Product Classification:
Social & cultural historyColonialism & imperialismHistory of religionChristianity
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This book examines the old traditions of communal prayer and contrition in the ''new world'' contexts of Britain''s settler colonies in Canada, Australia and South Africa. In explaining why colonial governments summoned their peoples to worship in times of stress and celebration, this book provides a compelling look at the part played by traditional customs, practices and institutions in community formation.
European settlers in Canada, Australia and South Africa said they were building ‘better Britains’ overseas. But their new societies were frequently threatened by devastating wars, rebellions, epidemics and natural disasters. It is striking that settlers turned to old traditions of collective prayer and worship to make sense of these calamities. At times of trauma, colonial governments set aside whole days for prayer so that entire populations could join together to implore God’s intervention, assistance or guidance. And at moments of celebration, such as the coming of peace, everyone in the empire might participate in synchronized acts of thanksgiving. Prayer, providence and empire asks why occasions with origins in the sixteenth century became numerous in the democratic, pluralistic and secularised conditions of the ‘British world’. -- .
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