Laurie McBurney
Laurie McBurney is a veteran journalist and feature writer whose work has appeared in various Canadian mainstream and faith-based publications. She lives in Kingston, Ontario, where George Rawlyk did much of his life’s work.
Bio last updated April 30th, 2018.
Articles by Laurie McBurney
George Rawlyk
By Laurie McBurney
August 25, 2017
Historian and professor George Rawlyk was a bear of a man who was tapped to become a professional football player, but opted for a scholarly life of research, writing and teaching, mostly about evangelical religion’s role in Canadian history.
Historian and professor George Rawlyk was a bear of a man who was tapped to become a professional football player, but opted for a scholarly life of research, writing and teaching, mostly about evangelical religion’s role in Canadian history Rawlyk had some concern that his work, focusing on a very specific interpretation of Canadian history, that is, 18th century Nova Scotia and the study of the evangelical religion, especially in its Maritime context; would be dismissed by the more scholarly and worldly influences in academic world In addition to writing or editing over 30 books and serving as mentor and friend to many graduate students, Rawlyk managed to parlay a research grant from an American foundation into a comprehensive and influential survey on the role of faith in Canada