REGINALD BIBBY, sometimes
affectionately known as
“Bad News Bibby,” is a
University of Lethbridge
social trends analyst well
known for his work on
charting the rise, the fall –
and apparently the rise again
– of religion in Canada.
Together with the Angus
Reid Institute, Bibby recently
completed a comprehensive
new study on religion in
Canada. An online survey of
3,041 Canadians updates us
on the religious beliefs and
behaviours of our neighbours
and ourselves. The survey is
gaining attention because
it challenges the pervasive
belief in the death of religion
in Canada.
Faith Today spoke to
Reg Bibby about the survey,
why Canada isn’t as secular
as we thought it was, what
churches could be doing –
and the epiphany he had in
the shower.
