St. Jerome’s University
University of Waterloo
RS 245/HIS 234
The Catholic Church in Canada
Fall, 2013
M, W 1:30 – 2:50; Rm 2011 SJU
Prof. Myroslaw Tataryn
Rm. 1028 SJU
Phone: 519-884-8110 ext. 28299
Email: mitatary@uwaterloo.ca
Office hours: W @ 3:00 or by arrangement with the instructor
Course Description:
An examination of the role played by the Church in the social, political, and economic
life of Canada from 1867 to the present.
Course Goals:
The course will provide an overview of the complex role which Catholicism has
played in the diverse linguistic, ethnic, and religious landscape of Canada. Students
will be exposed to questions of cultural identity, political and social marginalization,
linguistic antagonism, and racial prejudice. In the end students will be provided
tools to assist them in a critical understanding of the historical factors which led to
the creation of contemporary Canada.
Assessment:
Participation:
Mid-Term examination:
Primary Document:
Essay:
Two article reviews:
15%
25%
10%
30%
20%
Required Textbook:
Terence J. Fay, A History of Canadian Catholics (Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen’s
University Press, 2002). [e-book is held on e-reserve]
Week 1 (9 & 11.09):
Methodology: How does a religion function in a society?
17th Century: a Church struggling with itself;
Indigenous population: object of evangelization or to be ignored?
French settlement: living on the Frontier
Fay: 1-47;
Review: http://www.civilization.ca/virtual-museum-of-new-france/introduction/
Week 2 (16.09): Excerpts from 1634 Relation of Fr. Paul le Jeune
Gallicanism (reading history)
The Conquest
Week 2-3 (18 & 23.09):
Ultramontane Catholicism: building a Catholic society
French Canada the New France
Fay: 48-119
Week 3 (25.09): 18th c the English in Canada
Sept. 30: 1st article review due
Week 4-5 (30.09 & 2, 7, 9.10):
19th Century: Diversity becomes complexity
pre-Confederation Canada
Confederation and the Anglicization project
The Church and the West
Fay: 120-151
16.10: Mid-Term Examination
Week 7-9 (21, 23, 28.10):
20th Century: Catholic establishment & a Canadian Catholic Identity
Catholics and the Canadian Left
Antigonish Movement
Catholic Social Teaching
Fay: 155-277
Oct. 28: Primary document analysis due
Week 9-11 (30.10 & 4, 6, 11, 13.11):
1960’s: Quiet Revolution, Vatican II – a (re)new(ed) Church?
Fay: 278-302
Nov. 11: 2nd article review due
Week 12-13 (18, 20, 25, 27.11-2.12):
Addressing the legacy of Residential schools
Contemporary challenges: social, political, internal
Fay: 303-331; a look at contemporary documents.
Dec. 2: essay due
Academic Integrity
In order to maintain a culture of academic integrity, members of the University of
Waterloo community are expected to promote honesty, trust, fairness, respect and
responsibility. See the UWaterloo Academic Integritity Webpage
(https://uwaterloo.ca/academic-integrity/) and the Arts Academic Integrity Office
Webpage (http://arts.uwaterloo.ca/current-undergraduates/academic-responsibility) for
more information.
Discipline
A student is expected to know what constitutes academic integrity to avoid committing
academic offenses and to take responsibility for his/her actions. A student who is unsure
whether an action constitutes an offense, or who needs help in learning how to avoid
offenses (e.g., plagiarism, cheating) or about “rules” for group work/collaboration should
seek guidance from the course professor, academic advisor, or the undergraduate
associate dean. For information on categories of offenses and types of penalties, students
should refer to Policy 71, Student Discipline
(http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Policies/policy71.htm). For typical penalties
check Guidelines for the Assessment of Penalties
(http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/guidelines/penaltyguidelines.htm).
Grievance
A student who believes that a decision affecting some aspect of his/her university life has
been
unfair or unreasonable may have grounds for initiating a grievance. Read Policy 70,
Student Petitions and Grievances, Section 4 (https://uwaterloo.ca/secretariat/policiesprocedures-guidelines/policy-70). When in doubt please be certain to contact the
department’s administrative assistant who will provide further assistance.
Appeals
A decision made or penalty imposed under Policy 70, Student Petitions and Grievances
(other than a petition) or Policy 71, Student Discipline may be appealed if there is a
ground. A student who believes he/she has a ground for an appeal should refer to Policy
72, Student Appeals (http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Policies/policy72.htm).
Note for Students with Disabilities
The Office for Persons with Disabilities (OPD), located in Needles Hall, Room 1132,
collaborates with all academic departments to arrange appropriate accommodations for
students with disabilities without compromising the academic integrity of the curriculum.
If you require academic accommodations to lessen the impact of your disability, please
register with the OPD at the beginning of each academic term.