Brothers in Arms: Freemasons and the War of 1812 - Sankey Lecture Series in Masonic Studies

Sankey Lecture Series in Masonic Studies: "Brothers in Arms: Freemasons and the War of 1812." - Assistant Professor Renée Lafferty

This annual lecture series is named in honour of R.W. Bro. Charles A. Sankey (1905-2009). Dr. Sankey served as Chancellor of Brock University from 1969 to 1974. A renowned Masonic scholar, he was active in all the concordant bodies of Masonry including the Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite, the Royal Order of Scotland, and Royal Arch Masons. His extensive collection of rare Masonic books and papers is in the Special Collections of the James Gibson Library at Brock, providing a rich resource for research scholars and students.

Speaker: Renée N. Lafferty is associate professor of History at Brock University and a relative newcomer to the study of Freemasonry. Her graduate work at Dalhousie University examined the world of denominational children's institutions in Nova Scotia, culminating in her first book, The Guardianship of Best Interests(McGill-Queen's University Press, 2013). Maintaining an abiding interest in religious history — or, more accurately, in the history of sin — she has recently turned her attention to the social and cultural world of the War of 1812, where sin of all description abounded. In this domain, alcohol, prayer, sex, treason and desertion among the fighting men, have become the mainstay of her research.

Sponsored By: Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario & Brock University

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