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Search Out the Land: The Jews and the Growth of Equality in British Colonial America, 1740–1867 by Sheldon J. Godfrey, Judith C. Godfrey (review)

American-style consumer culture did not enjoy a play of dominance in Canada until the 1940s, the picture provided in A Full-Orbed Christianity of popular culture before then is too sparsely drawn to decide for sure what was dominant. Moreover, the sources and methodology employed by the authors are not well suited to revealing the nature of popular entertainment, theatrical performances, music, dance, and fashion trends in rural Canada. No one would deny the existence of churchgoing, moral uplift and reform, and popular piety in Canada from 1900 to 1940, but arguing that Protestantism was culturally central requires a fuller depiction of the cultural landscape than the authors provide and than the sources on which they rely can divulge. Still, A Full-Orbed Christianity is an impressive study that adds much to the discussion about social welfare and Canadian culture in the first third of this century. Whether or not one agrees with the authors' view of Canadian culture's resistance to secularization until the 1940s, this is an important book that must be taken into account in future work on modern Canadian culture. SUSAN CURTIS Purdue University