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For Canada's sake : public religion, centennial celebrations, the re-making of Canada in the 1960s / Gary R. Miedema.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion ; 34.Publication details: Montréal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2005.Description: 1 online resource (xx, 308 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, portraitsContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780773572782
  • 0773572783
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: For Canada's sake.DDC classification:
  • 200/.971 22
LOC classification:
  • BL2530.C2 M53 2005eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Public religion, public celebration, and the construction of nations : theoretical considerations -- "The things that we believe in in this country stand for Christianity" : Christian Canada to the 1960s -- An inclusive state, a servant church, and the waning of a Christian Canada -- The 1967 Centennial celebrations, the Canadian Interfaith Conference, and the building of an inclusive, pluralistic Canada -- Changing the meaning of the word "Canada" : state-sponsored public religion at Expo 67 -- "Should the government of Canada ... decide that all denominations must cooperate or unite before they can be present at Expo 67?" : negotiating a religious presence on the Expo isles -- The Christian Pavilion, the sermons from Science Pavilion, and the Pavilion of Judaism : varying constructions of public religion in 1967.
Summary: Breaking away from the traditional analysis of church policy, sermons, and clerical scholarship, For Canada's Sake presents an exemplary analysis of the meaning behind religiously informed public celebrations and rituals such as centennial hymns and prayers and Expo pavillions. 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.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)404174

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-299) and index.

Print version record.

Public religion, public celebration, and the construction of nations : theoretical considerations -- "The things that we believe in in this country stand for Christianity" : Christian Canada to the 1960s -- An inclusive state, a servant church, and the waning of a Christian Canada -- The 1967 Centennial celebrations, the Canadian Interfaith Conference, and the building of an inclusive, pluralistic Canada -- Changing the meaning of the word "Canada" : state-sponsored public religion at Expo 67 -- "Should the government of Canada ... decide that all denominations must cooperate or unite before they can be present at Expo 67?" : negotiating a religious presence on the Expo isles -- The Christian Pavilion, the sermons from Science Pavilion, and the Pavilion of Judaism : varying constructions of public religion in 1967.

Breaking away from the traditional analysis of church policy, sermons, and clerical scholarship, For Canada's Sake presents an exemplary analysis of the meaning behind religiously informed public celebrations and rituals such as centennial hymns and prayers and Expo pavillions. 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.