Women and the White Man's God

Based on diaries, letters, and mission correspondence, Women andthe White Man’s God is the first comprehensive examinationof women’s roles in domestic Anglican missions in northernBritish Columbia, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories. The status ofwomen in the Anglican Church, gender relations in the mission field,and encounters between Aboriginals and missionaries are carefullyscrutinized. Arguing that the mission encounter challenged colonialhierarchies, Rutherdale expands our understanding of colonization atthe intersection of gender, race, and religion.