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

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

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

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

    What system did colonial power in Canada utilize to thrive?

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

    Which event expedited a shift towards secularism in Canada?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    <p>False</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</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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