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Friday, September 4th, 2026 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM, Lunch Provided B101 Jenkins-Nanovic Halls
Faith in the Afterglow examines the changing relationship between Catholic identity and active congregational engagement in Canada. Drawing on demographic, congregational, and geographic…
Sat Apr 6, 2024, 9:00 am - 11:30 am
205–7 McKenna Hall
Stephen Bullivant (St. Mary’s University, London) will discuss his book Nonverts: The Making of Ex-Christian America (Oxford, 2022) at the Cushwa Center's spring…