Religion in Canada: Then and Now

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What major event contributed to the reduction in the impact of religion in contemporary Canada?

  • The Colonial Incursion
  • The Quiet Revolution (correct)
  • The Rights and Freedoms Charter
  • The Aboriginal Forms of Spirituality

What term did Reginald Bibby use to describe the coexistence of people across different faiths, generations, cultures, and those who do not believe in religion in Canada?

  • Revitalization
  • Sacralization
  • Secularization
  • Polarization (correct)

Which organization advocated for women's rights with leaders such as Nellie McClung?

  • The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
  • The New Democratic Party
  • The Social Gospel
  • The Women's Christian Temperance Union (correct)

Which concept was primarily stimulated by the Quiet Revolution of the 1960s according to the text?

<p>Secularization (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of Canadian religiosity, what does revitalization refer to?

<p>Optimism about the comeback of traditional religions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which scholar acknowledged the continued role of religion in the lives of many Canadians?

<p>Peter Berger (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the founders of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation emphasize according to Daniel Baird and Clayton Ma (2022)?

<p>Social Gospel (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the dominant religion in Canada up to the 1960s?

<p>Christianity (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What system did colonial power in Canada utilize to thrive?

<p>Conversion system (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which event expedited a shift towards secularism in Canada?

<p>The Quiet Revolution (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of Canadians identified as Christians according to the 1971 census?

<p>90% (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the current percentage of Canadians who identify as Christians based on the 2021 census?

<p>53.3% (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What has spurred the emergence of new religions and spiritualities in contemporary Canada?

<p>Kantian philosophy (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Women's Christian Temperance Union promoted women's rights under the leadership of Nellie McClung.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Secularization in Canada was primarily triggered by the Restoration Revolution of the 1960s.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Revitalization, according to Reginald Bibby, shows that traditional religions are not optimistic about their comebacks.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Polarization in Canada refers to the demographic uniformity where people of the same faith, generation, and culture coexist.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Quiet Revolution of the 1960s led to a resurgence in mainstream religion in Canada.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Peter Berger's work on re-sacralization aligns with Reginald Bibby's findings on revitalization in Canadian religiosity.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The aboriginal people in Canada had a uniform religion before the arrival of colonial settlers in the 16th century.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Up to 1971, the majority of Canadians identified as Christians.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Multiculturalism has not influenced the reduction of the impact of religion in contemporary Canada.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The schism between Catholics and Protestants in Canada has led to a push towards more religious diversity.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Quiet Revolution in Quebec has had no impact on the religious landscape of Canada.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Kantian philosophy in Canada promotes the idea that moral living is the core essence of true religion.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term did Reginald Bibby use to describe the prevailing demographic pluralism in Canada?

<p>Polarization</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Daniel Baird and Clayton Ma (2022), what did the founders of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation emphasize?

<p>Social Gospel</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which organization advocated for women's rights with leaders such as Nellie McClung?

<p>Women's Christian Temperance Union</p> Signup and view all the answers

What concept was primarily stimulated by the Quiet Revolution of the 1960s according to the text?

<p>Secularization</p> Signup and view all the answers

What major historical event contributed to the shift towards secularism in Canada?

<p>The schism between Catholics and Protestants</p> Signup and view all the answers

How has the impact of religion in contemporary Canada been reduced?

<p>Partly due to multiculturalism and the Quiet Revolution in Quebec</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which scholar acknowledged the continued role of religion in the lives of many Canadians?

<p>Peter Berger</p> Signup and view all the answers

What has spurred the emergence of new religions and spiritualities in contemporary Canada?

<p>Digitization of religion</p> Signup and view all the answers

Prior to colonial settlers in the 16th century, what was the nature of spirituality among the aboriginal people?

<p>Diverse forms of spirituality</p> Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of Canadians identified as Christians in the 1971 census?

<p>90%</p> Signup and view all the answers

What philosophy in Canada promotes moral living as the essence of true religion?

<p>Kantian philosophy</p> Signup and view all the answers

What has spurred the emergence of new religions and spiritualities in contemporary Canada?

<p>Kantian espousal of moral living</p> Signup and view all the answers

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