Religious studies in Ontario : a state-of-the-art review / Harold E. Remus, William Closson James, Daniel Fraikin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Remus, Harold, 1928-

Contributor:

James, William Closson.

Fraikin, Daniel, 1933-

Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion.

Series:

Study of religion in Canada ; 3.

Study of religion in Canada ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion--Study and teaching (Higher)--Ontario.

Religion.

Theology--Study and teaching (Higher)--Ontario.

Theology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (443 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ont. : Published for the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion by Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Most Ontario universities were established by Christian denominations; a Christian ethos was assumed and pervasive, and students were required to take courses designed to teach and inculcate religion. This insightful and comprehensive study demonstrates how, as Ontario society became secularized and pluralistic, so too did universities. Today, religion is again studies in university classrooms but as ""religious studies,"" a relatively new field that reflects the religiously pluralistic nature of Ontario and the world-wide explosion of knowledge. This authoritative volume will be

Contents:

Table of Contents; List of Tables; Preface; 1 Introduction: Religious Studies as an Academic Field; 2 Religion and Religious Studies in Ontario; 3 Perceptions: Administrators and Faculty; 4 Perceptions: Students; 5 Faculty: Preparation and Hiring; 6 Faculty: Teaching; 7 Faculty: Research and Publication; 8 Undergraduate Curricula; 9 Graduate Education; 10 Libraries, Databases, Teaching and Research; 11 Bible Colleges; 12 Conclusions and Recommendations: 2001 and All That; Appendices; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786613811103

9781282233362

128223336X

9780889206366

0889206368

OCLC:

753479575