Bücher der Reihe Religion and Beliefs Series

With nine out of ten Canadians claiming a religious affiliation of some kind, faith has huge impact on our personal and social lives. In this book, the author offers a comprehensive history of religion in Canada and examines the tug-of-war between modernity and conservatism within the religious traditions themselves.

From the time of the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713, people of British origin have shared the area of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island, traditionally called Acadia, with Eastern Canada's Algonkian-speaking peoples, the Mi'kmaq. This historical analysis of colonial Acadia from the perspective of symbolic and mythic existence will be useful to those interested in Canadian history, native Canadian history, religion in Canada, and history of religion.