Canada's Religions

With nine out of ten Canadians claiming a religious affiliation of some kind - Catholic Protestant Jewish Islamic Hindu Buddhist Aboriginal or one of dozens of other religions - faith has huge impact on our personal and social lives.In this book Robert Choquette offers a comprehensive history of religion in Canada and examines the ongoing tug-of-war between modernity and conservatism within the religious traditions themselves. Religion enters into many areas of daily life - including politics education community standards and general behaviour - and this book provides an excellent overview.Through illustrative stories and in-depth research Canada's Religions offers a timely and invaluable resource placing religion within its ever-changing social context and inviting the reader to a new level of understanding of Canada's religious faiths.