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Don Schweitzer was ordained in The United Church of Canada in 1982 and settled at Turtle River Larger Parish in Saskatchewan Conference northwest of North Battleford, Saskatchewan. In 1987 he left to pursue doctoral studies in theology at Princeton Theological Seminary. In 1991 he was settled along with Leslie Schweitzer (née Goodwin) at Wesley United Church in Prince Albert. He and Leslie have two sons, Simon and Ian. Since 2000 he has taught theology at St. Andrew's College in Saskatoon. Don Schweitzer is a past president of the Canadian Theological Society. He is co-editor with Derek Simon of Intersecting Voices: Critical Theologies in a Land of Diversity (2004) and the author of Contemporary Christologies (2010).

``This is a highly useful and much needed account of the history of the United Church of Canada. A collection of essays contributed by a variety of authors, this volume nevertheless seems like a single-authored book.... I found this anthology to be highly readable, well-researched and thoughtful. The book provides a useful introduction to the ecclesiastical and, indeed, social, history of twentieth-century Canada.'' -- Valerie Wallace, Victoria University of Wellington -- Ecclesiastical History, Volume 64/3, July 2013, 201307

• The United Church of Canada: A History edited by Don SchweitzerAcknowledgmentsIntroductionAbbreviationsGenealogical Chart of Church Union in Canada William T. GunnPart One: Chronology1. Unity Among Many: The Formation of The United Church of Canada, 1899-1930 C.T. McIntire2. The 1930s Eleanor J. Stebner3. The United Church and the Second World War Ian McKay Manson4. A Golden Age: The United Church of Canada, 1946-1960 John H. Young5. ""And Whether Pigs Have Wings"": The United Church in the 1960s Sandra Beardsall6. The 1970s: Voices from the Margins Joan Wyatt7. 1980s: What Does it Mean to Be The United Church of Canada? Emergent Voices, Self-Critique, and Dissent Tracy J. Trothen8. 1990-2003: The Church into the New Millennium Ross BartlettPart II: Thematic Issues9. Worship on the Way: The Dialectic of United Church Worship William S. Kervin10. A Look at Ministry: Diversity and Ambiguity Charlotte Caron11. United Church Mission Goals and First Nations Peoples Alf Dumont and Roger Hutchinson12. Jews and Palestinians: An Unresolved Conflict in The United Church Mind Alan Davies13. Awash in Theology: Issues in Theology in The United Church of Canada Michael Bourgeois14. The Changing Social Imaginary of The United Church of Canada Don SchweitzerList of ContributorsIndexContributors' BiosRoss Bartlett is an ordained United Church minister and instructor at the Atlantic School of Theology and lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.Sandra Beardsall is Professor of Church History and Ecumenics at St. Andrew's College, Saskatoon.Michael Bourgeois is Vice-principal and Associate Professor of Theology at Emmanuel College, Toronto, and served as Chair of The United Church of Canada's Committee on Theology and Faith from 2000 to 2006 during the development of ""A Song of Faith."" Charlotte Caron, a diaconal minister in the United Church, is currently Acting Principal at the Centre for Christian Studies in Winnipeg, and a volunteer with the Stephen Lewis Grandmother-to-Grandmother campaign.Alan Davies is Emeritus Professor of Religion, Victoria University and University of Toronto.Alf Dumont was the minister at St. John's United Church in Alliston (1992-2011) and adjunct staff at Emmanuel College (2005-10). He was the first Director of the Dr. Jessie Saulteaux Resource Centre (1984-88) and the First Speaker (Executive Secretary) of the All Native Circle Conference (1988-92).Roger Hutchinson is Emeritus Professor of Church and Society at Emmanuel College of Victoria University and the Toronto School of Theology at the University of Toronto.William S. Kervin is Associate Professor of Public Worship at Emmanuel College of Victoria University and the Toronto School of Theology in the University of Toronto.Ian McKay Manson is an ordained United Church minister currently working in Toronto. He holds a Th.D. in the History of Christianity from Emmanuel College, Toronto School of Theology, University of Toronto.C.T. McIntire teaches history and religion at the University of Toronto, and is a fellow of Victoria College, Toronto.Don Schweitzer is McDougald Professor of Theology at St. Andrew's College, Saskatoon. Eleanor J. Stebner holds the J.S. Woodsworth Chair in the Humanities at Simon Fraser University.Tracy J. Trothen is Associate Professor of Theology and Ethics at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.Joan Wyatt is an independent scholar and Th.D. candidate at Emmanuel College, Toronto School of Theology, University of Toronto.John H. Young is Assistant Professor of Practical Studies at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.