This course will examine the effect of pluralism and secularization on organized religion and individual belief in Canada. Major themes to be considered are: the new Catholic majority, the no religion factor, the demise of mainline Protestantism and the emergence of born again, fundamentalist and Pentecostal Protestantism. The course will attempt to identify the meaning and function of religion in light of these trends. (H) (lec 3) cr 3. Students may not retain credit for both RLST 1106 and RLST 1105.
