Religion in the Public Square
In North America, we have enshrined freedom of religion in our legal codes and our population is growing more religiously diverse each year. This exhibit explores how religion is practiced and contested in the “public square,” focusing on the city of Montreal. Each project asks how religious people and religious groups interact in a pluralistic society and how we, as students of religion, can engage in the broader community.
Through our work, we aim to create a forum to discuss interfaith relationships and pluralism in Montreal. Our exhibit seeks to create links between people of varying faiths and to provide a safe place to contemplate and discuss the way these links can flourish. This is especially relevant given the current political context in Quebec. Our projects are multi-disciplinary, involving geography, gender studies, religion, history, and art.
Through our work, we aim to create a forum to discuss interfaith relationships and pluralism in Montreal. Our exhibit seeks to create links between people of varying faiths and to provide a safe place to contemplate and discuss the way these links can flourish. This is especially relevant given the current political context in Quebec. Our projects are multi-disciplinary, involving geography, gender studies, religion, history, and art.
-the students of Religion in the Public Sphere
A note about the course
Concordia's Department of Religion offered RELI 403 as an honours-level undergraduate seminar in autumn 2013. The course asked students to consider how religion operates in pluralistic places, utilizing a number of pedagogy techniques including case studies, site visits, and urban walks. Students also designed and produced a comprehensive project on a topic of their choice.
Each webpage linked to the headings above has been designed entirely by the students, including any recommended reading and links. We would like to thank Concordia's Arts and Science Federation of Associations for funding and the Multifaith Chaplaincy for space, both of which made our final vernissage possible. Thank you also to Harvard University's Pluralism Project for permission to use their case studies and to Concordia's Department of Religion for supporting the course. A special thank you goes to Eleni Psarudis, my indomitable teaching assistant. Her help was essential throughout the semester. For more on other teaching I do, link here.
Concordia's Department of Religion offered RELI 403 as an honours-level undergraduate seminar in autumn 2013. The course asked students to consider how religion operates in pluralistic places, utilizing a number of pedagogy techniques including case studies, site visits, and urban walks. Students also designed and produced a comprehensive project on a topic of their choice.
Each webpage linked to the headings above has been designed entirely by the students, including any recommended reading and links. We would like to thank Concordia's Arts and Science Federation of Associations for funding and the Multifaith Chaplaincy for space, both of which made our final vernissage possible. Thank you also to Harvard University's Pluralism Project for permission to use their case studies and to Concordia's Department of Religion for supporting the course. A special thank you goes to Eleni Psarudis, my indomitable teaching assistant. Her help was essential throughout the semester. For more on other teaching I do, link here.
-Hillary