Christians in the City of Montréal: : Christians in the City: Studies in Contemporary Global Christianity Glenn Smith Bloomsbury Academic

Christians in the City of Montréal

Description

The book documents the roots of Christianity in Montréal while focusing on the present experience of Christians across the Census Metropolitan Area of 4.3 million residents.

Written by a scholar who has lived in Montréal for over 40 years, this book takes an interdisciplinary approach including archival, historical, urban, ethnographic, cultural studies and community development methodologies, to illustrate the emergence and resilience of Christianity in Montréal into the present-day secular age.

Coverage includes:

- The indigenous roots of Montréal and what Christianity looks like the among the city's indigenous peoples
- “The Quiet Revolution” of intense socio-political and socio-cultural change in French Canada from 1960
- Immigration since the 1960s and the resulting ethnic diversity of Churches

The book includes interviews with leading figures from Montreal as well as lay people from various traditions. Short interludes between chapters bring to life key information about Montreal, including "Who are the Québécois", and the national sport or "religion" of Canada, hockey.

Figures, Tables, Abbreviations
Foreword
Acknowledgments
A Personal Word
Series Introduction
Section I
Prelude: Hockey as religion
Chapter 1: Land acknowledgment of Kanien'keha:ka territory of Tiohtia:ke, Kanehsata:ke and Kanawà: ke Chapter 2: A different lens to read a city
Section II
Chapter 3: Indigenous roots and first missionary encounters
Chapter 4: The Great Peace of Montréal of 1701
Chapter 5: Who were the first Protestants?
Chapter 6: A short bridge over a long period: 1702-1900
Conclusion to Section II
Section III
Chapter 7: Christian faith in the secular age of Charles Taylor's Montréal
Interlude: Expo 67 - Changing the face of Montréal and the Church
Chapter 8 The changing face of churches in Montréal in the secular age
Chapter 9: Why would anyone convert to faith in Jesus Christ in the secular age?
Chapter 10: Seek the peace of the city: Exegeting a neighborhood
Interlude: Hochelaga, my teacher
Chapter 11: Montréal churches and cultural pluralities
Chapter 12: Christian artists in the city
Conclusion to Section III
Conclusion: Overcoming Christendom
Appendix: Research methods
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index

Product details

Published	26 Jun 2025
Format	Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition	1st
Extent	280
ISBN	9781350420168
Imprint	Bloomsbury Academic
Illustrations	16 bw illus
Series	Christians in the City: Studies in Contemporary Global Christianity
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing