Vol XV. No. 24
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CANADIAN IN PERSPECTIVE
Wayne A. Holst, Editor
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Dear Friends:
Early in 2020 I am pleased to introduce a book by
colleague Reginald Bibby and associates Joel Thiessen
and Monetta Bailey. Like a good pioneer in any new
field of endeavour, Reg is on the lookout for quality
people to carry on his work. While Bibby is not past
it, yet, he - like me - must be wondering about legacy.
I think he has found some worthy disciples.
I hope you will enjoy and value my Special Item this
week - a book notice for The Millennial Mosaic.
Please enjoy my other offerings for you.
Wayne
PS. A note about links to articles in this letter.
Hardy Schroeder of Winnipeg suggests that if
a link seems dead or does not call up an article,
cut and paste it into your address bar at the top
of your web page and it should work.
Thanks Hardy.
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SPECIAL ITEM
Book Notice -
THE MILLENNIAL MOSAIC
How Pluralism and Choice are Shaping
Canadian Youth and the Future of Canada
By Reginald Bibby, Joel Thiessen and Monetta Bailey
Dundern Press, Toronto, ON. 2019
333 pp. $26.72 CAD paper. $10.69 CAD Kindle
ISBN #9781459745605
Publisher's Promo:
There’s a lot of consternation about the Millennial generation — Canada’s youngest adults born since the mid-1980s and now reaching their thirties. But the speculation has not been accompanied by sound and comprehensive information --- until now
Highly respected sociologist and veteran trend-tracker Reginald W. Bibby teams up with two Gen X colleagues, Joel Thiessen and Monetta Bailey, to provide an up-to-date reading on how Millennials see the world — their values, joys, and concerns; their views of family, sexuality, spirituality, and other Canadians; and their hopes and expectations as they look to the future.
What’s more, the authors compare Millennials with Gen Xers, Boomers, and Pre-Boomers. Their conclusion? Canada’s much-criticized Millennials may well be a solid upgrade on previous generations — speaking well for the country’s future.
--
Authors' Words:
"I cannot recall a time over the past twenty-five centuries
(of my studies) when the old were fully satisfied with the
young," wrote educator Anthony Kerr in 1985, and that has
not changed in our modern times.
The generation upon which we focus in this book are
known as Millennials, commonly understood to have been
born between the ages of 1986 and 2005). What kind of
future do they portend to those of us who worry about
what the young will do?
Our focus is on Canadian Millennials, and if we want to
understand the ideas that people like Millennials have in
their heads, we have to ask them (and) that's what we've
done. We held two national surveys in 2015 and 2016,
talking with more than 6,000 Canadians. This included
more than 1,000 young people between the ages of 15
and 29, and born between 1986 and 2000. We have also
begun to anticipate 'how they have turned out.'
Our primary concern does not have to do with numbers
but ideas.We are not so much concerned about statistics
but how people live their lives...
Our starting point is to recognize that life in Canada has
come to be characterized by a central defining characteristic - pluralism.
We have always been a diverse people, and in the face of
that diversity we have made a conscious effort to accept
differences, to interact and learn from one another.
Historically, we have been involved in creating a country
out of diverse parts. We have continued to do that all
through our history. This has profoundly influenced the
variables we live with - like cultural background, gender,
age, sexual orientation and physical abilities. So pluralism
has been at the heart of our cultural life and continues to
define us. Pluralism is Canada's response to diversity.
Life in a pluralistic Canada has many determinants -
including immigration, education, government, technology,
media, economy, globalization/Americanization, religion
and changes in outlook and values.
All this leads us to a sense that 'change' is a dominant
factor in our society. But, in a truer sense, that is not so.
Ultimately, most things do not change. Most things are
constant. This will become clearer when we study how
Millennials are assuming their roles in our society.
So, here is our book The Millennial Mosaic: How Pluralism
and Choice are Shaping Canadian Youth and the Future of
Canada.
The authors of this book reflect the diversity that is Canada,
and our pluralism. They help to create a sense of balance
with their interpretation of the data and trends.
- interpreted from The Introduction
--
Authors' Bios:
Reginald W. Bibby, O.C., Ph.D., is a professor of sociology at the
University of Lethbridge. The author of seventeen books, he has
been monitoring adult and youth social trends in Canada for more
than four decades. He lives in Lethbridge, Alberta.
University of Lethbridge. The author of seventeen books, he has
been monitoring adult and youth social trends in Canada for more
than four decades. He lives in Lethbridge, Alberta.
Joel Thiessen
FOLLOW THIS AUTHOR
Joel Thiessen, Ph.D., is a professor of sociology
Ph.D., professor at Ambrose University, specializing
in religion, family, and youth. He is the author of
several books and lives in Calgary.
in religion, family, and youth. He is the author of
several books and lives in Calgary.
Monetta Bailey, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of sociology at
Ambrose University specializing in racialized youth, immigration,
gender, and crime. She is a recent graduate of the University of
Calgary, and worked for a time with troubled youth in Alberta.
She lives in Calgary.
Ambrose University specializing in racialized youth, immigration,
gender, and crime. She is a recent graduate of the University of
Calgary, and worked for a time with troubled youth in Alberta.
She lives in Calgary.
My Thoughts:
Reg. Bibby has been writing about Canada, Canadians
and particularly religion in this country for more than
forty years.
In this book, he is joined by two younger scholars.
While all three co-writers featured here are currently
Albertans, they reflect both common and differing
perspectives that will speak to many across this
country and beyond.
I have always admired the tenacity and attitude that
Reg. brings to his work. That same spirit is reflected
in the contribution of his co-authors. Just as he is
open to new perspectives from younger associates,
I hope that many of us will be encouraging as well.
We all build on the shoulders of those who have gone
before us, and this book is also a reflection of the
foundations our writers have assumed for their work.
The themes over which they collaborate include values,
concerns, how they see life as individuals and as part
of institutions, sexuality and gender-equality issues,
families, the gods/religion/spirituality, and the future.
As usual with a book to which Reginald Bibby lends
his name, the closing themes are hopeful.
Welcome aboard, Joel and Monetta. You have big
shoes to fill, but you also have much to offer us all!
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Buy the book from Amazon.ca:
https://tinyurl.com/v9axd78
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COLLEAGUE CONTRIBUTIONS
Elfrieda Schroeder,
Winnipeg, MB
In Transit Blog
January 14th, 2020
"Musings in Early 2020"
https://tinyurl.com/y8ngz8l5
--
Jim Taylor,
Okanagan, BC
Personal Web Log,
January 15th, 2020
"The Mark of Moral Progress"
https://tinyurl.com/s75rpd5
--
Philip Jenkins,
Waco, TX
The Christian Century,
January 2020
"Major Stories of American Christianity in the 2010's"
https://tinyurl.com/squu74h
--
Martin Marty,
Chicago, IL
Sightings
January 10th, 2020
"Sunday Is..."
http//tis:nyurl.com/tju6o7r
--
Ron Rolheiser,
San Antonio,TX
Personal Web Site
January 13th, 2020
"The Little Way"
https://tinyurl.com/upkxrnh
--
Mark Whittall
Ottawa, ON
Sermons and Blog
January 10th, 2020
"Where's Your Altar?"
https://tinyurl.com/r6skrcm
--
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NET NOTES
THE GREAT COLLABORATOR
Sr. Sue Mosteller Gets Order of Canada
Catholic Register,
January 10th, 2020
https://tinyurl.com/wqre6ar
--
TWO CANADAS?
Regional Division Over Country's
Future at the Beginning of 2020
Angus Reid Institute,
January 14th, 2020
http /tn3n9bcs://tinyurl.com/tn3n9bc
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FAITHFUL FRIENDSHIPS (review)
Embracing Diversity in Christian Community
New Book by Missiologist Dana Robert
Englewood Review of Books
January 15th, 2020
https://tinyurl.com/w72kdem
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DEMOCRACIES CAN DIE
Does the Truth Set You Free?
by Joan Chittister
National Catholic Reporter,
January 14th, 2020
httpd://tinyurl.com/u8m2ep9
--
JESUS DIDN'T GO TO CHURCH
He Was Raised as a Jew
Christian Week
January 15th, 2020
https://tinyurl.com/th8qe2e
--
THE DECLINING CHURCH FORMED ME
I Was Raised in a Small Rural Congregation
Anglican Journal,
January 14th, 2020
https://tinyurl.com/t5cmjg7
--
BONHOEFFER SCHOLARS CALL
FOR TRUMP'S REMOVAL FROM OFFICE
Connect Nazi and Current American Situation
Sojourners,
January 16th, 2020
https://tinyurl.com/qnrtgrq
--
260 MILLION CHRISTIANS CURRENTLY
PERSECUTED WORLD-WIDE
Many Victims in Muslim Lands
La Croix International
January 16th, 2020
https://tinyurl.com/t8hru7o
--
HISTORIC HOME OF G.K. CHESTERTON
THREATENED WITH DEMOLITION
Beaconsfield UK Catholic Writer's Site
Christian Post,
January 16th, 2020
https://tinyurl.com/vp625gp
*****
WISDOM OF THE WEEK - January 19th
Provided by Sojourners and the Bruderhof online:
It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of
super sophisticated communication, we often suffer
from a shortage of listeners.
- Erma Bombeck
--
Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate
agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up
the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning.
They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters.
- Frederick Douglass
--
If the world has not approached its end, it has reached
a major watershed in history, equal in importance to the
turn from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. It will
demand from us a spiritual blaze; we shall have to rise
to a new height of vision, to a new level of life where
our physical nature will not be cursed as in the Middle
Ages, but even more importantly, our spiritual being
will not be trampled upon as in the Modern Era.
- Alexander Solzhenitsyn
--
Patience is more than endurance. A saint’s life is in
the hands of God like a bow and arrow in the hands
of an archer. God is aiming at something the saint
cannot see, and He stretches and strains, and every
now and again the saint says, “I cannot stand anymore.”
God does not heed, He goes on stretching till His
purpose is in sight, then He lets fly. Trust yourself
in God’s hands.
- Oswald Chambers
__
Christians must always nourish in their hearts the
fullness of joy. Try to do that, sisters and brothers.
Christ pronounced these words of joy on the tragic
last night of his life, knowing that the next day even
his disciples would abandon him. No doubt there
was fullness of joy in the depths of Christ’s soul
even when he was ascending Calvary in the bitter
agony of his passion, because he was doing the
will of his Father and he felt that God was not
abandoning him despite all appearances of
abandonment. “I have told you this so that my
joy may be in you and your joy may be complete”.
- Oscar Romero
***
CLOSING THOUGHT - Maya Angelou
We cannot change the past, but we can change our
attitude toward it. Uproot guilt and plant forgiveness.
Tear out arrogance and seed humility. Exchange
love for hate - thereby, making the present comfortable
and the future promising.
(end)
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Book Description - https://tinyurl.com/tybpxvd
Study Notes - https://tinyurl.com/wh5jbwq
ST. DAVID'S ACTS THURSDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY
Gathering at 9:30 AM in the St. David's TM Room
Study resource -
"The DK Complete Bible Handbook"
Edited by John Bowker
http://tinyurl.com/odxlv7q
*****
WISDOM OF THE WEEK - January 19th
Provided by Sojourners and the Bruderhof online:
It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of
super sophisticated communication, we often suffer
from a shortage of listeners.
- Erma Bombeck
--
Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate
agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up
the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning.
They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters.
- Frederick Douglass
--
If the world has not approached its end, it has reached
a major watershed in history, equal in importance to the
turn from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. It will
demand from us a spiritual blaze; we shall have to rise
to a new height of vision, to a new level of life where
our physical nature will not be cursed as in the Middle
Ages, but even more importantly, our spiritual being
will not be trampled upon as in the Modern Era.
- Alexander Solzhenitsyn
--
Patience is more than endurance. A saint’s life is in
the hands of God like a bow and arrow in the hands
of an archer. God is aiming at something the saint
cannot see, and He stretches and strains, and every
now and again the saint says, “I cannot stand anymore.”
God does not heed, He goes on stretching till His
purpose is in sight, then He lets fly. Trust yourself
in God’s hands.
- Oswald Chambers
__
Christians must always nourish in their hearts the
fullness of joy. Try to do that, sisters and brothers.
I have tried it many times, and in the most bitter
situations, when slander and persecution are at
their worst, I have united myself intimately with
Christ as my friend, and I have tasted a sweetness
that all the joys of earth cannot give. It is the joy of
God’s intimacy, the profoundest joy the heart can
experience, even when people don’t understand you.
situations, when slander and persecution are at
their worst, I have united myself intimately with
Christ as my friend, and I have tasted a sweetness
that all the joys of earth cannot give. It is the joy of
God’s intimacy, the profoundest joy the heart can
experience, even when people don’t understand you.
Christ pronounced these words of joy on the tragic
last night of his life, knowing that the next day even
his disciples would abandon him. No doubt there
was fullness of joy in the depths of Christ’s soul
even when he was ascending Calvary in the bitter
agony of his passion, because he was doing the
will of his Father and he felt that God was not
abandoning him despite all appearances of
abandonment. “I have told you this so that my
joy may be in you and your joy may be complete”.
- Oscar Romero
***
CLOSING THOUGHT - Maya Angelou
We cannot change the past, but we can change our
attitude toward it. Uproot guilt and plant forgiveness.
Tear out arrogance and seed humility. Exchange
love for hate - thereby, making the present comfortable
and the future promising.
(end)
*****
For those interested:
ST. DAVID'S ACTS WINTER MONDAY NIGHT BOOK STUDY
A Ten Week Series January 13th - March 23rd, 2020
(Family Weekend exempted)
Monday Evenings, TM Room 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
"FUTURE FAITH - Ten Challenges Reshaping
Monday Evenings, TM Room 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
"FUTURE FAITH - Ten Challenges Reshaping
Christianity in the 21st Century"
Author: Wesley Granberg-Michaelson
Registration/Hospitality and Book: $60.00.
Book only: $25.00
Registration/Hospitality and Book: $60.00.
Book only: $25.00
37 copies of the book were made available for sale.
All are now sold.
Total on-site registrations: 32
Total on-site registrations: 32
(plus 3 on-line participants). Grand Total: 35 to date.
Study Notes - https://tinyurl.com/wh5jbwq
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ST. DAVID'S ACTS THURSDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY
Our theme this winter:
"Jesus' Parables and Miracles"
(a total of 10 examples)
Recorded in Synoptic Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke
and the Gospel of John
Ten Sessions - January 23rd-March 26th, 2020
Gathering at 9:30 AM in the St. David's TM Room
and meeting 10:00 - 11:00 AM.
No charge
No charge
Study resource -
"The DK Complete Bible Handbook"
Edited by John Bowker
http://tinyurl.com/odxlv7q
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