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The Bible and Us
Canadians and Their Relationship with Scripture
May 2, 2023
Research
Indigenous Voices of Faith Booklet
Is there something fundamentally incompatible between Indigenous Canadians and Christianity or other faiths? Some might say so, but many Indigenous Canadians would strongly disagree. As part of our Indigenous Voices of Faith project, we’ve interviewed 12 Indigenous Canadians about their religious faith and its interaction with their culture.
March 9, 2023
Research
An Institutional History of Religious Freedom in Canada
This paper aims to provide a historical context for why freedom of religion and conscience is foundational to Canadian democracy, diversity, pluralism, and to our common life as human beings living in this place, this Canada.
April 3, 2020
Andrew P. W. Bennett
Program Director, Faith Communities
The Rev. Dr. Andrew P.W. Bennett is Program Director, Faith Communities at Cardus. He is an ordained deacon in the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in the Eparchy (Diocese) of Toronto and Eastern Canada. Fr. Deacon Andrew works to promote religious freedom, freedom of conscience, and the importance of public faith to our common life and is a noted speaker and commentator on these topics. He holds a Ph.D. in Politics (2002) from the University of Edinburgh as well as degrees in history from McGill and Dalhousie universities.
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Cardus Presentation to Parliamentary Committee on Military Chaplaincy
The essential work of Canadian Armed Forces chaplains of all religious and philosophical traditions must be protected and encouraged.
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The Shifting Landscape of Faith in Canada
Religion holds an increasingly delicate place in Canadian society according to The Shifting Landscape of Faith in Canada. This report compiles data from nine representative surveys of the Canadian population, creating one of the most comprehensive looks at religion in Canada.
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Media Coverage
Two Topics We’re Not Supposed to Talk About: Religion and Politics
Rev. Dr. Andrew Bennett, our faith communities program director, joins journalist Althia Raj on It's Political, her Toronto Star podcast. He explains the findings of our research brief on religious hate crimes in Canada and helps explain why religious Canadians have a role to play in politics and other spheres of life.
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