Religion and diversity in Canada / edited by Lori G. Beaman and Peter Beyer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Beaman, Lori G.

Beyer, Peter, 1949-

Series:

Religion and the social order ; v. 16.

Religion and the social order, 1061-5210 ; v. 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multiculturalism--Canada.

Multiculturalism.

Multiculturalism--Religious aspects.

Canada--Religion.

Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Canada officially prides itself on being a multicultural nation, welcoming people from all around the world, and enshrining that status in its Charter of Rights and Freedoms as well as in an array of laws and policies that aim to protect citizens from discrimination on various grounds, including race, cultural origin, sexual orientation, and religion. This volume explores the intersection of these diversities, foregrounding religion as the primary focus of analysis. Taking as their point of departure the contested meaning and implications of the term diversity, the various contributions address issues such as the power relations that diversity implies, the cultural context that limits the understanding and practical acceptance of religious diversity, and how Canada compares in these matters to other countries. Taken together the essays therefore elucidate the Canadian case while also having relevance for understanding this critical issue globally.

Contents:

Introduction: Religion and diversity in Canada / Lori G. Beaman and Peter Beyer

From far and wide : Canadian religious and cultural diversity in global/local context / Peter Beyer

Quebec and reasonable accommodation : uses and misuses of public consultation / Pauline Cote

Fearing planes, trains, and automobiles : sociophobics and the disincentive to religious diversity / Douglas E. Cowan

Two by two : religion, sexuality and diversity in Canada / Pamela Dickey Young

Does religion matter? Canadian religious traditions and attitudes toward diversity / Sam Reimer

Canadian religious diversity online : a network of possibilities / Christopher Helland

Old structures, new faces : the presence of Wicca and neopaganism in Canadian prison chaplaincies / Mireille Gagnon

Between law and public opinion : the case of Quebec / Solange Lefebvre

A cross-national comparison of approaches to religious diversity : Canada, France and the United States / Lori G. Beaman

Afterword: Religion, diversity, and the state in Canada / John H. Simpson.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-39973-X

9786612399732

90-474-4354-3

OCLC:

567780785

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004170155.i-228 DOI