Religion and Culture: the Multifaith Society

Description

The focus of this course will be on the ways Canadian institutions both reflect and have responded to religious pluralism. While French and British Christians dominated this country for hundreds of years, contemporary Canada is characterized by increasing multiculturalism. The less restrictive policies Canada adopted towards non-European immigrants in the 1960s have transformed the status and situation of religion in major institutions such as universities, government, and the media. The purpose of this course is to help students reflect critically on the overall place of religion in a society, the inherent Christian and "euro-centric" foundations of which have been challenged by growing non-Christian and/or non-European communities.