– 1 9 3 9 ), ▁who ▁graduated ▁from ▁Albert ▁College ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁journalist ▁with ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Glo be ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Star , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁editor - in - ch ief . ▁He ▁wrote ▁two ▁nov els ▁that ▁reflected ▁his ▁father ' s ▁social ▁radical ism . ▁One ▁was ▁The ▁Pre par ation ▁of ▁Ry erson ▁Em bury ▁( 1 9 0 0 ). ▁ ▁Bel ief s ▁ ▁Car man ▁supported ▁women ' s ▁education . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁he ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁Al ma ▁College ▁for ▁women ▁in ▁St . ▁Thomas . ▁Car man ▁was ▁orth odox , ▁and ▁tried ▁to ▁maintain ▁the ▁traditional ▁cent rist ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁Method ist ▁church . ▁He ▁was ▁opposed ▁both ▁to ▁ult ra - con serv at ism ▁and ▁to ▁liberal ▁the ology , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁divis ive . ▁He ▁rejected ▁the ▁view ▁that ▁religion ▁should ▁focus ▁on ▁human ity ▁rather ▁than ▁God , ▁or ▁that ▁bib lic al ▁teaching ▁could ▁be ▁used ▁select ively . ▁He ▁felt ▁these ▁att itudes ▁were ▁in compatible ▁with ▁the ▁basic ▁Method ist ▁belief ▁in ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁a ▁continued ▁and ▁discipl ined ▁struggle ▁against ▁personal ▁sin , ▁and ▁would ▁tend ▁to ▁weak en ▁Christian ▁belief s . ▁ ▁Car man ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁Bible ▁was ▁the ▁literal ▁word ▁of ▁God . ▁However , ▁he ▁accepted ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁education ▁and ▁was ▁open ▁to ▁free ▁inqu iry . ▁Although ▁Car