AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
Canada and the World Backgrounder articles from December 1999
A bimonthly magazine that provides background information on current events. Written specifically for high school students, as well as teachers and librarians. Individual issues are devoted to one political or social issue, which is considered both as an
Set up an RSS feed
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
Canada and the World Backgrounder archives from December 1999
An Ancient Quest.(religions of the world)
December 1, 1999... "Religion is like the fashion; one man wears his doublet slashed, another laced, another plain, but every man has a doublet; so every man has a religion. We differ about the trimmings."
17th century English scholar, John Selden
The...
The Search for Answers.(religions of the world)
December 1, 1999... For centuries people have turned to religion to help solve life's puzzles and give them the promise of everlasting life after death
Religion is a lot like philosophy. It tries to answer unanswerable questions. To explain the inexplicable....
From Revelations to Theology.(religions of the world)
December 1, 1999... Religions have developed along with the societies in which they thrive, becoming more complex along the way but often with many common elements
Religions frequently claim to have begun with revelations that bring the holy into human life....
Fighting for the Cause.(religious intolerance - history)
December 1, 1999... As religions became bigger they became more powerful. The leaders of major religions started to challenge governments. They also began to challenge each other and religious wars became a regular affair
Listen to what "B" has to say. She's a...
Church and State.
December 1, 1999... As nation-states and governments matured, the influence of the church in the daily lives of people diminished
There are two opposing theories of government and law; descending and ascending. The "top-down", or descending, approach says...
Empty Pews.
December 1, 1999... Despite immigration from non-European sources, Canada is still a predominantly Christian country, although most people who call themselves Christians no longer go to church regularly
Sunday morning in 1949; six out of ten Canadians are...
Supremacy of Science.(vs. religion)
December 1, 1999... Huge numbers of people are unable to put their faith in the mysteries of religion
When asked what religion they belong to, one-sixth of the world's population will answer "None of the above." This means there are more than a billion people...