Indeed, many Canadians take the fact that they are a tolerant, individualistic, and multicultural nation quite proudly. Hardly anyone will deny that modern Canada is a largely secular nation. Mark Noll has written an article in the periodical: Church History, asking the question: “What Happened to Christian Canada?” This is an intriguing question because it implies that Canada at one time was a Christian nation. “What Happened to Christian Canada?”Ĭhurch History 75, no. He wrote an article back in June 2006 entitled “ What Happened to Christian Canada?” In this blog post, I try to summarize some of his main arguments, but I highly suggest you give his entire article a read. He has written an excellent book entitled A History of Christianity in the United States and Canada. Mark Noll is a church historian with a special emphasis on North American Christianity. So whatever happened to Christian Canada? To list just a few obvious places: the national anthem, Canada’s motto from Psalm 72:8 (a mari usque ad mare), and the motto of many of our universities (a topic which we plan to discuss in the near future). Indeed, Canada was a Christian nation throughout much of its history. It unmistakably implies that Canada was at one time a Christian nation. I kind of hope that title catches you by surprise – I certainly had to take a second look at it.
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