Institute for Religion, Culture and Societal Futures

Join us for a webinar with editors Néstor Medina and Becca Whitla on their new book "Decolonizing Church: Emerging Voices Speak." From 2-3pm EST on Friday November 20th, 2026. To attend the free event, please register here: uwaterloo.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Join us on Nov. 12 @ 7:30pm for a talk by Christian Smith on his new book “Occulture: The New Face of American Spirituality.” This free hybrid event is co-sponsored with SJU. Please register to attend in-person or online: heyor.ca/ZJsPFI

Missed our panel yesterday on Christian nationalism in Canada? The recording of the event is now available on our YouTube channel, for free viewing anytime: youtu.be/drhFcuplAu4

Our Director Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme is currently attending the @nonreligioncf.bsky.social's 3-day workshop at #uOttawa. Here's a slide from the Law session, discussing how we can study religion and nonreligion through same-sex marriage (SSM) policies and debates.

Join us for our next hybrid panel on Christian Nationalism in Canada. This free event will take place from 3:30pm-4:30pm EDT on Monday October 19th, 2026. Please register here to attend: uwaterloo.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Rates of Christian nationalism attitudes among adult general populations from 24 countries, as measured in the 2023 International Social Survey Programme (ISSP)

Join us for our next hybrid panel on Christian Nationalism in Canada. This free event will take place from 3:30pm-4:30pm EDT on Monday October 19th, 2026. Please register here to attend: uwaterloo.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

If you missed our webinar yesterday with Jacob Legault-Leclair on immigrant religiosity, here's the recording of the event on our YouTube channel, available for free viewing anytime: youtu.be/K4ygDnK0yQY

Still time to register! Jacob is going to be sharing results from the @nonreligioncf.bsky.social 2023 survey!

Join us for a webinar with Dr. Jacob Legault-Leclair from UCL titled "How Religiosity Differs Over Time and Generations Among Immigrants in Canada, the USA, the UK, and Australia" @ 2pm EDT on Sept. 28, 2026. Please register here to attend the free event: uwaterloo.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Check out this new episode of the Rebellion Dogs podcast, featuring our Director Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme following up on her keynote lecture at the World Humanist Congress this past August, with discussions on nonreligion in Canada and the US: rebelliondogspublishing.com/rebellious-r...

Join us for a webinar with Dr. Jacob Legault-Leclair from UCL titled "How Religiosity Differs Over Time and Generations Among Immigrants in Canada, the USA, the UK, and Australia" @ 2pm EDT on Sept. 28, 2026. Please register here to attend the free event: uwaterloo.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Unfortunately, Kraig Beyerlein's talk "Methods Matter: Studying the Urban Religious Landscape in Chicago and Toronto," originally planned for Sept. 17, has been cancelled. We're hoping to bring you his talk in Spring 2027 instead. Stay tuned for more details.

New research note out now in the journal Studies in Religion by our Director Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme and titled "Building a More Complex and Robust Categorization of Religiosity and Spirituality in Canada." Available here for free (open access): doi.org/10.1177/0008...

Register to attend for free here: heyor.ca/mKG194

Teaser for our new Maple Spirit Pulse video "Religious Diversity in Waterloo Region and in Canada." Watch the complete video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2We...

Invitation: "Methods Matter: Studying the Urban Religious Landscape in Chicago and Toronto" with Kraig Beyerlein from U. Notre Dame: Sept. 17th @ 7:30 p.m in St. Jerome's Notre Dame Chapel and online. @ircsf.bsky.social Register here to attend for free: heyor.ca/mKG194

Vanishing Gods: A conversation with Reginald Bibby about the changing Canadian religious landscape. onfaithcanada.blogspot.com/2026/08/vani...

% in each country who retained their religious tradition from childhood into adulthood; who grew up and are still nonreligious; who disaffiliated from the religion of their childhood; and who converted to a different religion from that of their childhood; based on 2018 ISSP data

Next up in our Maple Spirit Pulse series: a discussion of the current Bill 21 (laïçité) case with the Supreme Court of Canada, led by our PhD fellow Jacob Legault-Leclair: youtu.be/vL7QmScR4tw @nonreligioncf.bsky.social @camacgregor.bsky.social @sssreligion.bsky.social @stjeromesuni.bsky.social

Next up in our Maple Spirit Pulse series: a discussion of the current Bill 21 (laïçité) case with the Supreme Court of Canada, led by our PhD fellow Jacob Legault-Leclair: youtu.be/vL7QmScR4tw @nonreligioncf.bsky.social @camacgregor.bsky.social @sssreligion.bsky.social @stjeromesuni.bsky.social

Been seeing talk of youth religious revival recently? Check out this new video where our Director Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme goes over some tips to fact check the evidence and think critically about such claims: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSlw... @stjeromesuni.bsky.social @nonreligioncf.bsky.social

Congratulations to our Associate Director Galen Watts, who recently won the 2026 Canadian Sociological Association's Early Investigator Award!!! www.csa-scs.ca/early-invest... @csa-scs.bsky.social

Been seeing talk of youth religious revival recently? Check out this new video where our Director Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme goes over some tips to fact check the evidence and think critically about such claims: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSlw... @stjeromesuni.bsky.social @nonreligioncf.bsky.social

Missed our latest webinar on whether a religious revival is taking place? The recording is now online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=glgP... @joelthiessen.bsky.social @conradhackett.bsky.social @ircsf.bsky.social @csrs-uvic.bsky.social

Check out this recent Broadview Magazine article on religion and Gen Z in Canada, featuring our very own Director Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme: broadview.org/gen-z-return...

What does it mean to be religious today? See John Longhurst's new article for debates on this issue surrounding the 2026 Canadian Census: onfaithcanada.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-...

Statistics Canada released its 2023 GSS PUMF data last month. Here are some 5-year religiosity trends, 2018-2023, among young adults (15-24) and adults more generally in Canada. All religiosity indicators down slightly between 2018-2023, with steeper declines for religious affiliation.

The Maple Spirit Pulse series is back for another summer, where we do a quick dive into hot topics on Canadian religion, spirituality and secularity! In this video, @joelthiessen.bsky.social from Ambrose University discusses the concept of flourishing congregations: youtu.be/laQ9fThqKuY

Our Director Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme will be part of this panel!

It's Census Day in Canada! Religion is on the long-form question list in 2026 (in the past, it was only ever asked every 10 years). 25% of households will report on their members' (non)religious affiliations! Statistics Canada is likely to publish the first round of results next year,

Missed our talk yesterday "The Secular Sacred Canopy: A Paradigm Revision in the Study of Secularization"? Watch the recording of the event for free anytime on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/bZl486gax4A

A majority in most countries included in the @nonreligioncf.bsky.social’s 2023 CSVS survey support the principle of freedom of religion, but in most of these same countries (except Brazil + USA) less than 50% of respondents also disagree with potential limits placed on minority religious practices.

Still time to register for this free hybrid event!

Sinara, undergrad student assisting the IRCSF this term, summarizes here some key points from Christine Gervais's and Amanda Watson's talk earlier this month titled "Resisting Orders: Catholic Sisters Contest Their Church." To watch Christine's and Amanda’s full webinar, visit: youtu.be/9I3G7KR-t2E

From our very own student fellow Jacob Legault-Leclair, giving us a good view of the current Catholic landscape in Quebec: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj0L...