"The Study of Religion in British Columbia" is a story of
enterprise, innovation and isolation. In this unique survey Brian
J. Fraser examines the history and development of the institutions
of higher education where religion is taught and describes the
methods used to understand the religious dimension of human
endeavour in Canada's westernmost province.
Fraser analyzes the sources, development and persistence of two
distinct approaches to the study of religion in British Columbia:
theological studies and religious studies. He traces the early
strength and recent expansion of theological studies, especially
among conservative evangelical Christians, and sets the creation of
British Columbia's only department of religious studies at the
University of British Columbia in this context. He also describes
the innovative curricula designed by several of the institutions
for the study of religion in the province. Finally, he contends
that the differing views on the nature of religion held by these
institutions and their constituencies have led to a continuing
isolation from each other.
"The Study of Religion in British Columbia" is the latest volume
in the Canadian Corporation for the Study of Religion's series on
the study of religion in Canada. Readers interested in the rich
diversity of personalities and perspectives that have shaped
religious studies in British Columbia will find here a concise
description of its evolution and a thought-provoking examination of
its significance.
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