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The Blue Banner

The Presbyterian Church of Saint David and Presbyterian Witness in Halifax

by (author) Barry Cahill, Laurence DeWolfe & Murray Alary

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Initial publish date
Feb 2008
Category
General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780773533585
    Publish Date
    Feb 2008
    List Price
    $65.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780773578302
    Publish Date
    Feb 2008
    List Price
    $44.95

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The Blue Banner is a case study of the survival of historic denominationalism grounded in resistance to church union. It traces the origins and near demise of Presbyterianism in Nova Scotia and the development of Saint David's from its beginnings as a new congregation and the only site of Presbyterian witness in metropolitan Halifax. The authors look at various aspects of congregational life - corporate structure and governance, education, worship and music, volunteerism, mission and outreach, and stewardship of the historic site and building that has been home to Saint David's since the beginning.

About the authors

BARRY CAHILL is an independent historian whose work focuses on Atlantic Canada. He has written numerous historical pieces on the region's legal history and has also written extensively on religious history, with a focus on Canadian Presbyterianism. He is also a former editor of the Nova Scotia Historical Review. Cahill is also a Certified Information Access and Privacy Officer in the Economic and Rural Development and Tourism Department of the Government of Nova Scotia. He was formerly a Corporate Projects Analyst and Senior Archivist in the Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management Department of the Government of Nova Scotia. Cahill lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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The Reverend Dr. Laurence DeWolfe is minister of Saint David's.

Laurence DeWolfe's profile page

Elder Murray Alary is clerk of Session.

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