Review of Heaven is Near the Rocky Mountains
Thomas Woolsey was a Methodist missionary in the Edmonton region between 1855 and 1864. This book is a collection of his letters and journals, edited by historian Hugh Dempsey. Woolsey seems to have been concerned more with combating his Oblate "Romish" competitors than he was in understan...
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ftunivnebraskali:oai:digitalcommons.unl.edu:greatplainsquarterly-1575 2023-11-12T04:26:54+01:00 Review of Heaven is Near the Rocky Mountains Ridington, Robin 1991-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/greatplainsquarterly/576 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/greatplainsquarterly/article/1575/viewcontent/Ridington_GPQ_1991_Heaven.pdf unknown DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/greatplainsquarterly/576 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/greatplainsquarterly/article/1575/viewcontent/Ridington_GPQ_1991_Heaven.pdf Great Plains Quarterly Other International and Area Studies text 1991 ftunivnebraskali 2023-10-30T10:45:43Z Thomas Woolsey was a Methodist missionary in the Edmonton region between 1855 and 1864. This book is a collection of his letters and journals, edited by historian Hugh Dempsey. Woolsey seems to have been concerned more with combating his Oblate "Romish" competitors than he was in understanding the Cree, Stoney, Blackfoot, and Sarcee Indians with whom he came into contact. Woolsey was thoroughly convinced of the superiority of his Methodism over heathenism and popery alike. He seems to have been a decent and articulate person, but not a particularly engaged observer of the Indian peoples to whom he ministered. Text stoney University of Nebraska-Lincoln: DigitalCommons@UNL Indian |
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Thomas Woolsey was a Methodist missionary in the Edmonton region between 1855 and 1864. This book is a collection of his letters and journals, edited by historian Hugh Dempsey. Woolsey seems to have been concerned more with combating his Oblate "Romish" competitors than he was in understanding the Cree, Stoney, Blackfoot, and Sarcee Indians with whom he came into contact. Woolsey was thoroughly convinced of the superiority of his Methodism over heathenism and popery alike. He seems to have been a decent and articulate person, but not a particularly engaged observer of the Indian peoples to whom he ministered. |
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