BrockUniversity

Sponsored by:

Faculty of Humanities,

Faculty of Social Sciences,

Department of History,

Department of Philosophy,

and the Centre for Canadian Studies

www.brocku.ca/canstudies/2days/

21st AnnualTwo Days of Canada Conference

Brock University

Nov. 1 and 2, 2007Dr. Charles A. Sankey Chamber

tons andVisionaries:

Religionin Canada

Brock University

Thursday, Nov.1, 2007

8:15 a.m.-8:45 a.m.

Registration, Coffee

8:45 a.m.-9:00 a.m.

Opening Remarks

Dr. Rosemary Hale,Dean of Humanities, Brock University

Dr. Jane Koustas, Director, Canadian Studies,

9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: Session 1 - Battles over Belief(Chair: Renee Lafferty, Department of History,Brock University)

Adrian Ciani, University of Western Ontario"A Cold War Listening Post?: Trudeau, Vatican

Recognition and the Politics of Federalism"

Mark Williams, Brock University"Christian Values Reflected in the 'Golden Age'

of Canadian Foreign Policy"

Sarah Shea, Brock University"The Debate between Religion and Science"

10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m.: Coffee Break

10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Session 2 - Faith, Politicsand Social Transformation in the 19th and Early20th Centuries

(Chair: Maureen Lux, Department of History,Brock University)

Todd Webb, Laurentian University"In Defiance of Popery and ArbitraryGovernment: Methodism and Anti-Catholicismin the Canadas, 1837-60"

Renee Lafferty, Brock University"The 'Spirits' of Religion: Evangelicals andMedical Care for Toronto's Dipsomaniacs,1860-1890."

lan Rae, McGill Institute for the Study of Canada"Reginald Fessenden's Religious Vision and theInvention of Radio"

12:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Lunch Break

1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.: Session 3 - The Canadian

Challenge: Religion and Multiculturalism(Chair: Nicki Darbyson, Department of History,Brock University)

Adam Stewart, University of Waterloo"Public Education and the Myth ofMulticulturalism in Ontario"

Rory Dickson, Wilfrid Laurier and Waterloo"Against the Veil: Islam and the Limits ofMulticulturalism in Britain and Canada"

Brian Lightbody, Brock University"The Idea of Canada: Bridging theMulti-Solitudes"

3:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m.: Coffee Break

3:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m.: Keynote Address -

Joanna Manning"Religion in Contemporary Canada: Challengesand Opportunities"Ms. Manning's Address will be followed by aReception/cash bar at Alfie's Trough. AllConference Registrants are invited to attend.Light refreshments will be served.

Friday, Nov. 1, 2007

9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: Session 4 - Religion and

Politics in the 20th Century(Chair: Carmela Patrias, Department of History,Brock University)

John Bacher, Preservation of Agricultural LandsSociety, Coalition of the Niagara Escarpment

"Mel Swart, Social Gospel, and Ontario Politics,1948-1988"

Bradley Walchuk, Brock University"Keeping the Faith? Funding ReligiousEducation in Ontario"

George Addison, Brock University"Tommy Douglas at Prayer: The EnduringLegacy of the Religious Left in Canada"

10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m.: Coffee Break

10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m: Session 5 - Writing Faith(Chair: Sarah Shea, Department of Philosophy,Brock University)

Andrew Peter Atkinson, Wilfrid LaurierUniversity

"Saltwater Sacraments and Backwoods Sins:David Adams Richards and the English-Canadian Catholic Literary Tradition"

Rohit Dalvi, Brock University"The Anxiety of Materialism: Manly P. Hall'sEsoteric Philosophy"

12:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Lunch Break

1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.: Session 6 - Confrontation

and Accommodation: Religion and Modernity(Chair: Mike Berman, Department ofPhilosophy, Brock University)

Margie Patrick, University of Waterloo"The Political Conundrum Facing CanadianEvangelicals"

Holly Pearse, Wilfrid Laurier University"Across the Divide: The American Screen Jewand the Canadian Jewish Experience in thePortrayal ofJewish-Gentile Relations"

Sam Migliore, Kwantlen University"Gruppo Preghiera: An Ethic of Well-Being"

3 p.m.-3.15 p.m.: Coffee Break

3:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m.: Session 7 - Visions and

Icons: Religion and Artistic Expression(Chair: TBA)

Elspeth Cameron, Brock University"Religion Art/lconography: Frances Loring andFlorence Wyle"

Mike Berman, Brock University"The Vision of God in Merleau-Ponty's 'Eyeand Mind'"

4:45 p.m.-5:00 p.m.: Closing Remarks