John Webster Grant 1919-2006

A modest obituary notice reports the death on December 16 of John Webster Grant, eminent church historian. It notes he was a professor and a Rhodes Scholar, but doesn't mention he was the author of many historical works including, perhaps most notably, Moon of Wintertime (1984), a survey of relations between missionaries and First Nations in Canada. He was also an editor at Ryerson Press way back when it was the centre of Canadian publishing.