Research of Reginald W. Bibby

Papers, Pre-edited Articles, & Article Links

2009

"Restless Gods and Restless Youth: An Update on the Religious Situation in Canada."
Presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Sociological
Association, Ottawa, May, 2009.

2007-2008

"Canada's Data-less Debate About Religion: The Precarious Role of Research in Identifying Implicit and Explicit Religion." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society
for the Study of Religion, Vancouver, June 2008.

"Religion À La Carte in Quebec: A Problem of Demand,
Supply, or Both?"
Prepared for A Special Issue on Religion in Quebec (in
French) in the journal Globe, edited by Robert Mager and Martin Meunier, Volume 10/2, 2007-2008, appearing as
"La Religion à la carte au Québec: Un problème d’offre,
de demande, ou des deux?” Pp. 151-179.

"Nevers, Nones, and Nots: Latent Life in Unexpected
Places." August 2007. This is a substantial revision
of an earlier paper which was drawn upon in
Restless Gods. It features 2005 versus 2000 data.

"The Catholic Situation in North America: Magnificent
Opportunity, Breath-taking Responsibility."
Presented at Saint Paul University, May, 2007.
Published in the Journal of Mission Studies XIV:69-84,
2007.

2005-2006

"The Untold Story of the Role of Women in the Fall and Rise
of Religion in Canada." Presented at the annual meeting of the
Pacific Sociological Association, Portland, April, 2005.

"Child Care Aspirations." Based on data from The Future Families Project. February 9, 2005.

"Polygamy and the Same-sex Debate." Based on data
from The Future Families Project. January 25, 2005.

"Why Bother With Organized Religion? The Views of Insiders, Marginals, and Outsiders." Presented at the annual meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, Hollywood, April, 2006.

"The Comeback of Organized Religion in Canada."
Pre-edited version of “Who said God is dead?” Globe & Mail, March 17, 2006:A15.

Three Special Valentine's Day Releases: "On Love That Lasts", "On Love and Sex", "On Love and Marriage." Based on data from The Future Families Project. February 11, 2005.

2003-2004

"New Gallup Poll Show Religious Attendance
on the Upswing." November 25, 2004.

"Ethos Versus Ethics: Canada, the U.S., and Homosexuality." Presented at the annual meeting of
the Pacific Sociological Association, San Francisco,
April, 2004.

"Life After Death: A Canadian Profile."
Easter, April 17, 2003.

"The Circulation of the Saints: One Final Look at How Conservative Protestant Churches Grow." April, 2003.
Presented at the annual meeting of the Pacific
Sociological Association, San Diego, April.

"Religion and the Same-sex Debate." Based on data from The Future Families Project. December 10, 2004.

"Religion, Spirituality, and the Family: Still Together After All These Years." TRANSITION, Summer, 2003:6-11.

"The Canadian Religious Situation: Making Sense of the Census."
May 13, 2003. Pre-edited version of "God keep our land." Globe & Mail, May 14, 2003:A15.

2001-2002

"The Resilience and Renaissance of Roman Catholicism
in Canada." July 22, 2002. Pre-edited version of
“Faith springs eternal.” Globe & Mail, July 23, 2002:A11.

"Canada's Teens: A National Reading on Family Life." TRANSITION, Autumn, 2001:3-7.

"Interest in the CFL Continues to Exceed NFL."
January 23, 2001.

REGINALD W. BIBBY