Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction xi
5. Illustrations xxi
6. Public Religion, Public Celebrations, and the Construction of Nations: Theoretical Considerations 3
7. “The Things That We Believe in in This Country Stand for Christianity”: Christian Canada to the 1960s 14
8. An Inclusive State, a Servant Church, and the Waning of a Christian Canada 41
9. The 1967 Centennial Celebrations, the Canadian Interfaith Conference, and the Building of an Inclusive, Pluralistic Canada 65
10. “The National Interfaith Conference Has Been Lost Sight of in This Area”: Public Religion as Contested Ground in the 1967 Centennial Celebrations 89
11. Changing the Meaning of the Word “Canada”: State-Sponsored Public Religion at Expo 67 114
12. “Should the Government of Canada … Decide That All Denominations Must Cooperate or Unite Before They Can Be Present at Expo 67?”: Negotiating a Religious Presence on the Expo Isles 137
13. The Christian Pavilion, the Sermons from Science Pavilion, and the Pavilion of Judaism: Varying Constructions of Public Religion in 1967 161
14. Conclusion 200
15. Notes 209
16. Bibliography 263
17. Index 301