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Religion in the Public Sphere
Canadian Case Studies
Solange Lefebvre (Edited by), Lori G. Beaman (Edited by)
9781442626300
Paperback / softback, published 26 March 2014
352 pages, 4 figures
22.9 x 15.4 x 2.4 cm, 0.54 kg
‘Characterized by fine scholarship, this book will be useful to many interested in issues of religion in the public sphere.’ - S.C. Pearson (Choice vol 52:03:2014) ‘A very worthwhile book which should be widely read.’
The place of religion in the public realm is the subject of frequent and lively debate in the media, among academics and policymakers, and within communities. With this edited collection, Solange Lefebvre and Lori G. Beaman bring together a series of case studies of religious groups and practices from all across Canada that re-examine and question the classic distinction between the public and private spheres. Religion in the Public Sphere explores the public image of religious groups, legal issues relating to “reasonable accommodations,” and the role of religion in public services and institutions like health care and education. Offering a wide range of contributions from religious studies, political science, theology, and law, Religion in the Public Sphere presents emerging new models to explain contemporary relations between religion, civil society, the private sector, family, and the state.
Illustrations Tables Contributing Authors Introduction Lori G. Beaman (University of Ottawa, Classics and Religious Studies) and Solange Lefebvre (UniversitÉ de MontrÉal, Theology and Religious Sciences), Religion in the Public Sphere: An Introduction Part I - The Public Private Divide Chapter 1 Paul Bowlby (Saint Mary’s University, Political Science), Canadian Social Imaginaries: Re-examining Religion and Secularization Chapter 2 Lori G. Beaman, Between the Public and the Private: Governing Religious Expression Chapter 3 Peter Beyer (University of Ottawa, Religious Studies), Regional Differences and Continuities at the Intersection of Culture and Religion: A Case Study of Immigrant and Second Generation Young Adults in Canada Part II – Private Life Chapter 4 Rubina Ramji (Cape Breton University, Philosophy and Religious Studies), Maintaining and Nurturing an Islamic Identity in Canada-Online and Offline Chapter 5 Yolande Cohen (UniversitÉ de MontrÉal, History) and Yann Scioldo-ZÜrcher (National Centre for Scientific Researches), Maghrebi Jewish Migrations and Religious Marriage in Paris and MontrÉal, 1954-1980 Chapter 6 Nancy Nason-Clark (University of New Brunswick, Sociology), Talking about Domestic Violence and Communities of Faith in the Public Sphere: Celebrations and Challenges Part III – The Public/Private Continuum Chapter 7 Solange Lefebvre, Beyond Religious Accommodation in the Workplace. A Philosophy of Diversity Chapter 8 Margarita A. Mooney (Yale University, Sociology), Religion and the Incorporation of Haitian Migrants in MontrÉal Chapter 9 Kamala Elizabeth Nayar (Kwantlen Polytechnic University, South Asian Studies), The Intersection of Religious Identity and Visible Minority Status: The Case of Sikh Youth in British Columbia Chapter 10 Paul Allen (Concordia University, Theological Studies), Curricular Heresy: Theological Religious Studies and the Assessment of Religious Pluralism in Canada Part IV – Public Life Chapter 11 Clark Banack (York University, Political Science), Conservative Christianity, Anti-Statism and Alberta’s Public Sphere: The Curious Case of Bill 44 Chapter 12 Pascale Fournier (University of Ottawa, Law, Professor and Vice-Dean) and Erica See (University of Ottawa, Law, Doctoral Student), The “Naked Face” of Secular Exclusion: Bill 94 and the Privatization of Belief Chapter 13 Phillip Connor (Pew Research Centre, Forum on Religion & Public Life, Research Associate) and Matthias Koenig (University of GÖttingen, Sociology/Sociology of Religion), Religion and the Socio-Economic Integration of Immigrants Across Canada Conclusion Solange Lefebvre and Lori G. Beaman