Christians in the City of Montréal

AvGlenn Smith,Dyron B. Daughrity

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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The book documents the roots of Christianity in Montréal while focusing on the present experience of Christians across the Census Metropolitan Area of 4.3 million residents. Written by a scholar who has lived in Montréal for over 40 years, this book takes an interdisciplinary approach including archival, historical, urban, ethnographic, cultural studies and community development methodologies, to illustrate the emergence and resilience of Christianity in Montréal into the present-day secular age.Coverage includes:- The indigenous roots of Montréal and what Christianity looks like the among the city’s indigenous peoples- “The Quiet Revolution” of intense socio-political and socio-cultural change in French Canada from 1960- Immigration since the 1960s and the resulting ethnic diversity of ChurchesThe book includes interviews with leading figures from Montreal as well as lay people from various traditions. Short interludes between chapters bring to life key information about Montreal, including "Who are the Québécois", and the national sport or "religion" of Canada, hockey.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-07-24
Mått:168 x 242 x 28 mm
Vikt:540 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Christians in the City: Studies in Contemporary Global Christianity
Antal sidor:280
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781350420137

Utforska kategorier

Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik
Sociala grupper och identitet inom Samhälle och politik
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

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Glenn Smith is Director of the Graduate Program in Practical Theology at Presbyterian College, McGill University, Canada, and at the Institut de Théologie pour la Francophone, Université Laval, Canada. He has published extensively in French and English on the Protestant Church in Canada.

Recensioner i media

Monréal’s relationship with Christianity remains an enigma. In this important monograph, Glenn Smith – whose practical theology has been for decades grounded in Montréal – gives a convincing account of the complexities of Christians presence in the economic capital of Québec. Drawing on Charles Taylor’s philosophy, he demonstrates how Christians did not disappear from the urban stage, but instead innovate and transform to thrive in a secular city.

Innehållsförteckning

Figures, Tables, Abbreviations ForewordAcknowledgmentsA Personal WordSeries IntroductionSection IPrelude: Hockey as religionChapter 1: Land acknowledgment of Kanien'keha:ka territory of Tiohtia:ke, Kanehsata:ke and Kanawà: ke Chapter 2: A different lens to read a citySection IIChapter 3: Indigenous roots and first missionary encounters Chapter 4: The Great Peace of Montréal of 1701Chapter 5: Who were the first Protestants? Chapter 6: A short bridge over a long period: 1702-1900 Conclusion to Section IISection IIIChapter 7: Christian faith in the secular age of Charles Taylor’s Montréal Interlude: Expo 67 - Changing the face of Montréal and the Church Chapter 8 The changing face of churches in Montréal in the secular ageChapter 9: Why would anyone convert to faith in Jesus Christ in the secular age? Chapter 10: Seek the peace of the city: Exegeting a neighborhood Interlude: Hochelaga, my teacher Chapter 11: Montréal churches and cultural pluralities Chapter 12: Christian artists in the cityConclusion to Section III Conclusion: Overcoming ChristendomAppendix: Research methodsEndnotes BibliographyIndex