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Marshall Gauvin

Marshall Jerome Gauvin (April 3, 1881 – September 23, 1978), best known as Marshall J. Gauvin was a Canadian atheist author and speaker in the freethought movement.

Gauvin was born near Moncton, New Brunswick. He was a contributor to the Truth Seeker, a publication devoted to freethought. His collected writings are part of the collection of the University of Manitoba.

Selected publications

  • The Gauvin-Olson Debates on God and the Bible (1921)
  • Did Jesus Christ Really Live? (1922)
  • The Illustrated Story of Evolution (1921)
  • The Fundamentals of Freethought (Peter Eckler Publishing Company, 1922)
  • The Struggle Between Religion and Science (1923)
  • Hell: A Christian Doctrine (Truth Seeker Company, 1953) [with Woolsey Teller and Herbert Cutner]

References

Further reading

  • Reasoning Otherwise: Leftists and the People's Enlightenment in Canada, 1890-1920. By Ian McKay. Toronto: Between the Lines, 2008.