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Canada's religions : an historical introduction

Each Canadian Census reveals Canada to be an Overwhelmingly religious country. With nine out of ten Canadians claiming a religious affiliation of some kind - Aboriginal, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Islamic, Hindu, or one of dozens of new religions - faith has necessarily had an influence on citizens' personal and social lives. In Canada's Religions, Robert Choquette offers a history of religion in Canada and examines the ongoing tug-of-war between modernity and conservatism within the religious traditions themselves. Given that religion affects so many areas of daily life, including politics, education, community standards, and general behaviour, Canada's Religions provides academics, students, and educated readers with an excellent overview of the impact of religion on Canadian life. Understanding the various religions in Canada, argues Choquette, facilitates tolerance and acceptance, and eases the hostility that people may feel towards lesser known faiths. Through illustrative stories and indepth research, Canada's Religions offers an invaluable resource, placing religion within an ever-changing social context and inviting the reader to a new level of understanding of Canada's religious faiths
Print Book, English, ©2004
University of Ottawa Press, Ottawa, ©2004
Church history
xviii, 464 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780776605579, 9780776630274, 0776605577, 077663027X
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The religious world of Canada's Amerindians
European religions on the eve of encounter
The encounter between Amerindians and Europeans
Missions of many kinds
The development of the Catholic church
Theology, beliefs, customs, and piety
The church, the British conquest, and the Québec act
Revivals in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries
Missionary agencies
The churches and the state
The evangelical crusade
Alternatives to the evangelical crusade
Confessional education
Modernity versus conservatism
Social Christianity
Secularization and church reform
Immigration and religions
Alternative religions
The future of religions in Canada