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PRESBYTERIAN
SPRING 2024
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HISTORY
Canadian Society of Presbyterian History
The Canadian Society of Presbyterian History conference with the Rev. Peter Bush presenting. PHOTO CREDIT: IAN MACCREADY.
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By Dr. Stuart Macdonald, President of the Canadian Society of Presbyterian History
Have you ever wondered how The Presbyterian Church in Canada created its hymn books?
Have you ever asked yourself, how does what we say in our con- fessional standards (the Westmin- ster Confession, the Declaration of Faith Concerning Church and Nation, Living Faith) affect the de-
cisions the denomination makes? Have you ever had any other questions about the history of our
denomination?
The Canadian Society of Pres-
byterian History is an independ- ent academic society that gathers yearly to hear papers on various historical topics, including the first two questions above. We also learn about missionaries, the his- tory of Presbyterian Music Camp, and so much more.
While we physically gather in one location, the society has been able to live stream our gatherings over the last years, so that Cana- dians with an interest in historical subjects from across the country can par ticipate. We also publish a yearly series of papers from our conference.
We invite people to join the so- ciety, as we explore together Pres- byterian history. To learn more, visit csph.ca.
The Canadian Society of Presbyterian History (CSPH) was founded in 1975 during the centennial of The Presbyterian Church in Canada. The CSPH is a religion-centred Learned Society, meeting annually on the last Saturday of September. Membership is open to all individuals and institutions who share an interest and fascination in the study of Presbyterian and Reformed history.
Since 1975, 182 scholarly papers have been presented at annual meetings, covering a wide range of research topics. Please visit the “Papers” section of the website to view and download a selection of 18 of these papers, as well as an index of all the papers delivered between 1975 and 2016.