Theology in French-Speaking Quebec (Canada): Between a Rock and a Hard Place

The report presents the evolution of practical theology in the francophone province of Quebec, as well as in the city of Ottawa (Canada). It sketches the historical context of the last half-century in terms of society, Church, and academia. The main features of the theological faculties are evoked a...

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Published inInternational journal of practical theology Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 116 - 142
Main Author Mager, Robert
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin De Gruyter 01.06.2016
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Subjects
Canada
Evolution
Kanada
Quebec
Religion
Religious organizations
theological education
theological faculties
theologische Bildung
theologische Fakultäten
Theology
Quebec Canada
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Summary:The report presents the evolution of practical theology in the francophone province of Quebec, as well as in the city of Ottawa (Canada). It sketches the historical context of the last half-century in terms of society, Church, and academia. The main features of the theological faculties are evoked and the contributions of individual theologians over the last 10 years are summarized. Quebec's example illustrates the difficulty for practical theology to maintain its position in government-funded universities, at the service of both Church and society, in a context which has become highly secularized and which provides religion as a whole with bad press.
ISSN:1430-6921
1612-9768
DOI:10.1515/ijpt-2016-0020