{"product_id":"the-world-is-our-parish-keith-fleming-9781442615809","title":"The World Is Our Parish: John King Gordon, 1900-1989: An Intellectual Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of Canada's most outspoken and respected advocates of internationalism during the early Cold War, John King Gordon had a remarkably eclectic professional life. Keith R. Fleming's biography of Gordon explores the man's many careers, from his start as a Manitoba clergyman in the 1920s to his work as a United Nations field officer in Korea, the Middle East, and the Congo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003e\"The World Is Our Parish\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003e Fleming traces how Gordon's passion for social reform and humanitarianism led him to become a clergyman, a political activist, a journalist, a professor, and one of Canada's leading advocates of liberal internationalism in the years after World War Two. An exceptional biography of an extraordinary but little-known Canadian, \u003cem\u003e\"The World Is Our Parish\"\u003c\/em\u003e uses Gordon's professional and intellectual journey to reveal the confluence of liberal Christianity, social democracy, and internationalism in Canadian politics and thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Keith Fleming\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 144261580X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442615809\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/20\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.10d","brand":"Keith Fleming","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48453635768575,"sku":"9781442615809","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a3c89b6b-2b19-41ec-981b-30efc72c44cb.jpg?v=1777301333","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-world-is-our-parish-keith-fleming-9781442615809","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}