Canada's Religions: An Historical IntroductionUniversity of Ottawa Press, 24 févr. 2004 - 464 pages With nine out of ten Canadians claiming a religious affiliation of some kind - Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Islamic, Hindu, Buddhist, Aboriginal, or one of dozens of other religions - faith has huge impact on our personal and social lives. In this book, Robert Choquette offers a comprehensive history of religion in Canada and examines the ongoing tug-of-war between modernity and conservatism within the religious traditions themselves. |
Table des matières
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The Encounter between Amerindians and Europeans | 51 |
Missions of Many Kinds | 67 |
The Development of the Catholic Church | 95 |
Theology Beliefs Customs and Piety | 117 |
The Church the British Conquest and the Québec Act | 137 |
Alternatives to the Evangelical Crusade | 255 |
Confessional Education | 285 |
Modernity versus Conservatism | 311 |
Social Christianity | 331 |
Secularization and Church Reform | 353 |
Immigration and Religions | 377 |
Alternative Religions | 409 |
Epilogue The Future of Religions in Canada | 433 |
Revivals in the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries | 159 |
Missionary Agencies | 181 |
The Churches and the State | 205 |
The Evangelical Crusade | 225 |
Notes | 439 |
Index | 459 |
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