A progressive transformation: rising cultural progressivism across the religious spectrum in Canada
This article examines the transformation of religion across generations in contemporary Canadian society. Moving away from scholarly approaches which emphasize the internal consistency of religious transmission in families, this article instead analyzes religious and non-religious Canadians in tande...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| In: |
Journal of contemporary religion
Year: 2025, Volume: 40, Issue: 1, Pages: 87-105 |
| Further subjects: | B
Pluralism
B Cultural transformation B progressivism B Secularism |
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| Summary: | This article examines the transformation of religion across generations in contemporary Canadian society. Moving away from scholarly approaches which emphasize the internal consistency of religious transmission in families, this article instead analyzes religious and non-religious Canadians in tandem to decipher overarching patterns of religious and cultural change. Primarily employing qualitative data from in-depth interviews with 16 intergenerational Canadian families, the first section of this article traces the rise of pluralism in an increasingly diverse Canadian context. The second section explores the spread of progressivism (the belief in social and cultural reform over cultural conservatism) among religious and non-religious family members in the sample. The third section reflects on interviewees’ (religious and non-religious) frequent criticism of conservative Christians. I conclude that, because this progressive transformation is occurring among both religious and non-religious interviewees, it suggests a correlation with a broader cultural transformation in Canada. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-9419 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of contemporary religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13537903.2025.2470536 |
