From the Peace of Augsburg to "Metis Nation": A Uniquely Canadian Ethos of Religious Freedom
This essay draws from the insights of John Ralston-Saul's, in particular his assertion that Canada is a "Métis nation", to reflect on the unique ethos of religious freedom as it is lived out within Canadian society. Owing less to the values of the Reformation or of the European Enligh...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Peeters
[2018]
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Theoforum
Year: 2018, Volume: 48, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 67-76 |
| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy CH Christianity and Society KBQ North America |
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| Summary: | This essay draws from the insights of John Ralston-Saul's, in particular his assertion that Canada is a "Métis nation", to reflect on the unique ethos of religious freedom as it is lived out within Canadian society. Owing less to the values of the Reformation or of the European Enlightenment, it reflects the influence of the founding cultures of Canada's First nations. It finds expression in the balance of the free and intentional exercise of conscience in matters of religion by individuals and communities with the active promotion and protection of those same rights by the religious other. Cet article puise dans la pensée de John Ralston-Saul, dans son livre, avec sa thèse que le Canada est une "nation Métis", pour réfléchir sur l'éthos de la liberté religieuses telle qu'elle est vécue dans le contexte de la société canadienne. Plutôt que les valeurs de la Réforme ou de l'Age des Lumières, il reflète l'influence des cultures fondatrices des premières nations du Canada. Le cercle aborigène de l'inclusion et du "fairness" sert de paradigme pour le respect mutuel et l'interdépendance harmonieuse des diverses communautés religieuses du Canada. |
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| ISSN: | 2295-5186 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theoforum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/TF.48.1.3286628 |