Religion and Diversity in Canada

Lori G. Beaman, Ph.D. (1996) in Sociology, University of New Brunswick, is Canada Research Chair in the Contextualization of Religion in a Diverse Canada and Associate Professor in the Department of Classics and Religious studies at University of Ottawa. She has published extensively on religion and law including Defining Harm: Religious Freedom and the Limits of the Law (UBC Press, 2008).Peter Beyer, Ph.D. (1981) University of St. Michael's College, Toronto, is professor of religious studies at the University of Ottawa. Major publications include Religion and Globalization (Sage, 1994) and Religions in Global Society (Routledge, 2006).

• Preface: Canada, Eh?William H. Swatos, Jr.Introduction: Religion and Diversity in CanadaLori G. Beaman and Peter Beyer1. From Far and Wide: Canadian Religious and CulturalDiversity in Global/Local ContextPeter Beyer2. Québec and Reasonable Accommodation: Uses andMisuses of Public ConsultationPauline Côté3. Fearing Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: Sociophobics andthe Disincentive to Religious DiversityDouglas E. Cowan4. Two by Two: Religion, Sexuality and Diversity inCanadaPamela Dickey Young5. Does Religion Matter? Canadian Religious Traditionsand Attitudes Toward DiversitySam Reimer6. Canadian Religious Diversity Online: A Network ofPossibilitiesChristopher Helland7. Old Structures, New Faces: The Presence of Wiccaand Neopaganism in Canadian Prison ChaplainciesMireille Gagnon8. Between Law and Public Opinion: The Case ofQuébecSolange Lefebvre9. A Cross-National Comparison of Approaches to ReligiousDiversity: Canada, France and the United StatesLori G. BeamanAfterword: Religion, Diversity, and the State in CanadaJohn H. Simpson