

A spiritual biography that takes Louis Riel seriously as a religious figure. Flanagan tells the story of Riel's career as a millenarian prophet and would-be religious reformer. This new edition takes advantage of a wealth of new primary sources.


Louis Riel believed that on 8 December 1875 he received a divine commission authorizing him to save the M?tis and reform the Catholic Church. He was a prophet, inspired by the Holy Spirit, and the M?tis were the new chosen people. A new branch of the Catholic Church would...