| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 443 pages) |
| Series |
The study of religion in Canada / Sciences Religieuses au Canada ; 3 |
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Study of religion in Canada ; 3.
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| Contents |
Preface / Harold Remus, William Closson James, and Daniel Fraikin -- Introduction : religious studies as an academic field / Harold Remus -- Religion and religious studies in Ontario / Harold Remus -- Perceptions : administrators and faculty / Harold Remus -- Perceptions : students / Harold Remus -- Faculty : preparation and hiring / William Closson James -- Faculty : teaching / William Closson James -- Faculty : research and publication / William Closson James -- Undergraduate curricula / Daniel Fraikin -- Graduate education / Daniel Fraikin -- Libraries, databases, teaching and research / Harold Remus -- Bible colleges / Harold Remus -- Conclusions and recommendations : 2001 and all that / Harold Remus, William Closson James, and Daniel Fraikin -- Appendices ; A. Gathering and processing of data / William Closson James -- B, Ontario theological colleges and theological faculties : locations, denominations, founding dates, affiliations/federations, degree and non-degree programmes, accreditation / Harold Remus |
| Summary |
Most Ontario universities were established by Christian denominations; a Christian ethos was assumed and pervasive, and students were required to take courses designed to teach and inculcate religion. This insightful and comprehensive study demonstrates how, as Ontario society became secularized and pluralistic, so too did universities. Today, religion is again studies in university classrooms but as "religious studies," a relatively new field that reflects the religiously pluralistic nature of Ontario and the world-wide explosion of knowledge. This authoritative volume will be of interest to students of religion in and outside academic circles, to administrators of academic institutions and granting agencies and to persons wanting to know more about the social and cultural changes that have transformed Ontario and Canadian society |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-383), and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Religion -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Ontario
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Theology -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Ontario
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RELIGION -- Comparative Religion.
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RELIGION -- Essays.
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RELIGION -- Reference.
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Theology -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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Religion -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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Ontario
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
James, William C. (William Closson), 1943- author.
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Fraikin, Daniel, 1933- author.
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| ISBN |
9780889206366 |
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0889206368 |
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