One of the great epochs in American church history was the modernist / fundamentalist controversy of the late years of the 19th century and the early years of the 20th century.

It changed the face of America. The present religious and moral values of Canada and the USA cannot be evaluated without some knowledge of the period and the events that occurred at the time.

One of the central figures of the period, if not the centre figure, was the Canadian pastor T.T. Shields. A highly gifted man and a very complex character, one of the rare types that God raises up, equips and sends forth to do a special job.

He has been misunderstood and maligned by friend and foe alike as all controversialists are.

The many references to this man on the internet is a recognition of his importance.

The material given here is an effort to let the man speak for himself that readers may make a private judgment.