George Grant. T.F. Rigelhof

      

      George Grant, 1918–1988.

       T.F. Rigelhof

      T.F. Rigelhof is a fiction and nonfiction writer living in Montreal. He has published a collection of short stories, two novels, and a memoir. His book of essays, This is Our Writing, was published in the Fall of 2000 by Porcupine’s Quill. His memoir, A Blue Boy in a Black Dress, was short listed for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Nonfiction and won a QSpell-Royal Bank Literary Prize in 1996.

      Terry Rigelhof was born and raised in Saskatchewan and holds a Master of Arts in Religion from McMaster University. He has spent over twenty-five years teaching at Dawson College in Montreal. He has written many book reviews for newspapers and magazines and is a Contributing Reviewer at The Globe and Mail.

      “T.F. Rigelhof is the choice man for reading our society’s erratic spiritual pulse.”

      – The Montreal Gazette

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      George Grant

      T.F. RIGELHOF

      George GRANT

      

REDEFINING CANADA

      Copyright © 2001 T.F. Rigelhof and XYZ Publishing.

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      Rigelhof, T.F.

      George Grant: redefining Canada

      (The Quest Library ; 15).

      Includes bibliographical references and index.

      ISBN 0-9688166-8-1

      1. Grant, George, 1918-1988. 2. Philosophers – Canada – Biography. I. Title. II. Series: Quest library; 15.

      B995.G74R53 2001 191 C2001-941200-2

      Legal Deposit: Fourth quarter 2001

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      Chronology: Lynne Bowen

      Index: Darcy Dunton

      Layout: Édiscript enr.

      Cover design: Zirval Design

      Cover illustration: Francine Auger

      Photos: by permission of William C. Christian

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      A man may be a prophet and a teacher without being infallible.

      – Aylmer Maude, The Life of Tolstoy

      For William Christian,George Grant’s friend and biographer.Without him, this little bookwould not have been possible.

      For Ann and our nephewsfor giving me good reasons to write it.

       Contents

1 The Sound of a Siren

2 A Child of the British Empire

3 Always in the Family’s Schools

4 The Conscience of an Objector

       5 A Window on the Country