Réflexions sur le protestantisme de Peter Paul Osunkhirhine, pasteur abénaquis du xixe siècle
In this article, the author presents an Abenaki minister’s thoughts about his religious beliefs: Peter Paul Osunkhirhine was a Protestant minister for the former Jesuit mission of St. Francis during the nineteenth century. With the example of two of his letters, the author will show that he was acti...
| Published in: | Recherches amérindiennes au Québec |
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Consortium Erudit
2017
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| Online Access: | http://www.erudit.org/fr/revues/raq/2016-v46-n1-raq02940/1038934ar.pdf https://www.erudit.org/fr/revues/raq/2016-v46-n1-raq02940/1038934ar.pdf https://doi.org/10.7202/1038934ar https://www.erudit.org/fr/revues/raq/2016-v46-n1-raq02940/1038934ar/ https://academic.microsoft.com/#/detail/2612148539 https://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1038934ar |
| Summary: | In this article, the author presents an Abenaki minister’s thoughts about his religious beliefs: Peter Paul Osunkhirhine was a Protestant minister for the former Jesuit mission of St. Francis during the nineteenth century. With the example of two of his letters, the author will show that he was active in debates of his contemporaneous society. He wrote many texts, some of which were published, and he tried to be a key engine of positive social change for his community. He did not hesitate to defend his ideas, even against the Reverend Burns, an eminent member of the Knox church who disagreed with him. Through Osunkhirhine, the active part played by several Amerindians in the social change of their communities is brought to light. The Abenaki minister showed how he managed to make Protestant ideas and values his own to adapt them to his situation. Cet article présente les réflexions sur sa religion d’un pasteur abénaquis, Peter Paul Osunkhirhine, qui a exercé à Saint-François, ancienne mission jésuite de la vallée du Saint-Laurent, au xixe siècle. En prenant deux de ses lettres comme exemples, on constate qu’il participe activement aux débats de la société qui l’entoure et qu’il cherche à jouer un rôle de penseur au sein de la communauté, voire de la congrégation à laquelle il appartient. Auteur de plusieurs écrits, il n’hésite pas à confronter ses idées à celles du Révérend Burns, presbytérien, membre éminent de l’Église de Knox. À travers ce personnage, c’est le rôle actif de plusieurs Amérindiens de cette époque dans les changements vécus par leur communauté qui transparaît : oeuvrant dans un milieu plutôt hostile, Osunkhirhine montre qu’il s’est véritablement approprié les idées véhiculées par le protestantisme pour les adapter à sa situation. Este artículo presenta las reflexiones religiosas de un pastor abenaki: Peter Paul Osunkhirhine, que ejerció en San Francisco, antigua misión jesuita del valle de San Lorenzo, en el siglo XIX. Tomando como ejemplo dos de sus cartas, se constata su participación ... |
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