Fighting Over God

A Legal and Political History of Religious Freedom in Canada

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19909809
AutoresJanet Epp Buckingham (autor de correspondencia)
Año2014
Páginas344
Fecha de publicación2014-03-01
Open AccessNo
TipoBOOK
RevistaFighting over God (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditorialMcGill-Queen's University Press (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1515/9780773590694
OpenAlexW4378385912
Open LibraryOL34028287M
ISBN9780773590694
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6

From before Confederation to the present day, religion has been one of the most contentious issues in Canadian public life. In Fighting over God, Janet Buckingham surveys a vast array of religious conflicts, exploring both their political aspects and the court cases that were part of their resolution. While topics such as the Manitoba Schools Crisis and debates about Sunday shopping are familiar territory, Buckingham focuses on lesser-known conflicts such as those over the education of Doukhobor and Mennonite children and the banning of the Jehovah's Witness religion under the Defence of Canada Regulations during the Second World War. Subjects are explored thematically with chapters on the history of religious broadcasting, education, freedom of expression, religious practices, marriage and family, and religious institutions. Contentious issues about religious accommodation are not going away. Fighting over God cites over six hundred legal cases, across nearly four centuries, to provide a rich context for the ongoing social debate about the place of religion in our increasingly secular society

Art · Agriculture and Farm Safety · Canadian Identity and History · Religion and Society Interactions · canada · Freedom of religion · Minorities, legal status, laws, etc · politics and government · Religion · Secularism