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Autore |
Bowen Kurt Derek |
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Titolo |
Christians in a secular world [[electronic resource] ] : the Canadian experience / / Kurt Bowen |
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Montréal ; ; Ithaca, : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-86187-5 |
9786612861871 |
0-7735-7194-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Collana |
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McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion. Series two, , 1181-7445 ; ; 27 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Christians - Canada - Social conditions |
Christians - Canada - Attitudes |
Social surveys - Canada |
Chrétiens - Canada - Conditions sociales |
Chrétiens - Canada - Attitudes |
Enquêtes sociales - Canada |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-332) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Matter -- Contents -- Secularization and Its Discontents: Theoretical and Historical Preliminaries -- Religious Demography of Canadians -- The Religious Individual: Well-Being and Personal Values -- Intimate Relations: Sex, Marriage, Family, and Friends -- Civic Sensibilities: Volunteering and Charitable Giving -- Public Life and Social Values -- Christians and Their Churches: Beliefs, Attachments, and Controversies -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Bowen also assesses the role of religion in public education, the financial liability of Canada's churches for abuse suffered by Aboriginals in residential schools, the status of women clergy in Protestant churches, and the debates over abortion and gay and lesbian marriage. He takes issue with those who claim that on-going widespread involvement in various privatized forms of religiousness indicates that religion is changing rather than declining. The book concludes with an assessment of the major challenges that Christian |
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