"Increased Religious Diversity" in Canada: Some Questions and Suggestions
The academic study of religious diversity is well established in many national settings, including in Canada. Quantitative claims about religious diversity, often in conjunction with statements that are comparative, either historically or geographically, are a prominent feature of this scholarship....
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2015
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Toronto journal of theology
Year: 2015, Volume: 31, Issue: 2, Pages: 159-169 |
| Further subjects: | B
Canada
B Historiography B Pluralism B Diversity B Religion |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | The academic study of religious diversity is well established in many national settings, including in Canada. Quantitative claims about religious diversity, often in conjunction with statements that are comparative, either historically or geographically, are a prominent feature of this scholarship. This article poses methodological, historiographical, and ethical-political questions that arise, especially from commonplace claims to "increased religious diversity." |
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| ISSN: | 1918-6371 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Toronto journal of theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3138/tjt.3274 |
