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When American Methodist preachers first arrived in Upper Canada in the 1790s, they brought with them more than an alluring religious faith. They also brought saddlebags stuffed with books published by the New York Methodist Book Concern - North America's first denominational publisher - to sell along their preaching circuits. Pulpit, Press, and Politics traces the expansion of this remarkable transnational market from its earliest days to the mid-nineteenth century, a period of intense religious struggle in Upper Canada marked by fiery revivals, political betrayals, and bitter church schisms.
The Methodist Book Concern occupied a central place in all this conflict as it powerfully shaped and subverted the religious and political identities of Canadian Methodists, particularly in the wake of the American Revolution. The Concern bankrolled the bulk of Canadian Methodist preaching and missionary activities, enabled and constrained evangelistic efforts among the colony's Native groups, and clouded Methodist dealings with the British Wesleyans and other religious competitors north of the border. Even more importantly, as Methodists went on to assume a preeminent place in Upper Canada's religious, cultural, and educational life, their ongoing reliance on the Methodist Book Concern played a crucial role in opening the way for the lasting acceptance and widespread use of American books and periodicals across the region.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: "Reading the Most Useful Books"
1. "What a Boon Were These Publications": Buying and Selling Methodist Books in Early Upper Canada
2. "Rekindling the Canada Fire": Books, Periodicals, and the Revival of Methodism after the War of 1812
3. "Rancorous Calumnies and Abuse": Contending for Methodism in Print
4. "Schemes and Evils of Divisions": Denominational Identities and the Public Market for Books
5. "We Saw That All Was Gone": A Failed Claim and a Failing Union
6. "Their Own Book Concern": A Methodist Book Market for All Upper Canadians
Conclusion: "Making our Methodist Book Room a Cultural Mecca for Canada"
Notes
Bibliography
Index
