For Canada's Sake
Subtitle: Public Religion, Centennial Celebrations, And the Re-making of Canada in the 1960s (Mcgill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion)
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: February 28, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780773528772
Subjects: Religion & Beliefs; Religion; History - General History; Canada; Canada - Post-Confederation (1867-); History; 20th century; Christianity; Pluralisme religieux; Religious pluralism
Description: "For Canada's Sake presents an analysis of the meaning behind religiously informed public celebrations and rituals such as centennial hymns and prayers and Expo pavillions. Gary Miedema argues that the 1967 celebrations reveal the continued importance of religion to Canadian public life, showing that a waning "Christian Canada" was being replaced by an officially "interfaith" country. The author throws into bold relief the varied attempts of government officials and religious leaders to come to terms with new Canadian and global realities, as well as the response of Canadians to their own increasing religious diversity."--Jacket.