RE100 Chapter Notes -Great Transition, Orthopraxy, Metanarrative
Document Summary
Arrival of immigrants was bringing new religions to canada. The new religions brought challenges to canada. Religions lost their roles in health care, and social services as governments began to take the lead. Transformation of canadian society: growth of multicultural ethnic organizations, diversity of religious organizations. Freedom and human rights free citizens could choose whether to practice a religion or not. Multiculturalism policy 1980s: matters of ethnicity and ethnic identity, support ethnic communities in the preservation of their languages and culture. Ethnic diversity strength of canadian society. Religion is in no danger of becoming irrelevant. Theorists believed religion was a premodern phenomenon wrong: survived the spread of a modern scientific worldview. The clash of traditional religions with modern science and secular society is a major theme of this book. (page 7) Present time modern era: began with the rise of science after 1500 ce. Taxonomy a european construct: helps organize knowledge about religion in general and about specific religions.
