Religious Studies in Atlantic Canada

What is “Religious Studies” and what is its future in Atlantic Canada? How
have universities founded by Roman Catholic and Protestant denominations, and
public universities, differed as they approached the study of religious life
and traditions?

_Religious Studies in Atlantic Canada_ surveys the history and place of the
study of religion within Canadian universities. Following a historical
introduction to the public and denominationally founded universities in the
Atlantic region, the book situates the departments of religious studies in
relation to the distinctive characteristics of the various universities in the
region, focusing on curriculum, research and teaching.

Bowlby examines the current strengths of the religious studies departments in
Atlantic Canada, and where those departments are fragile, i.e., where
departments have thrived because of careful long-term planning, as well as
where crises of retirements have radically affected the size and strength of
departments. In conclusion Bowlby suggests strategies for future survival and
growth in the field of religious studies.

_Religious Studies in Atlantic Canada_ is the last of a six-part series on the
state of the art of religious studies in Canada, a unique account of the
regional differences in the development of religious studies in Canada.
Written for anyone interested in the teaching of religion as well as the
specialist, the book provides an introduction and an overview of religious
studies curricula, faculty research, and teaching areas at the region’s
universities.