The church in Canada is in trouble. Media reports suggest that nine thousand churches are likely to close over the next ten years. The United Church of Canada reports closing a congregation a week. The Anglican Church of Canada anticipates closing its last congregation by 2040, and the Roman Catholic Church, Canadas largest religious denomination, reports having closed one-fifth of the traditions 2,500 congregations. God Doesnt Live Here Anymore traces the story of the church in Canada from its far off historical roots in biblical times, rise to dominance in medieval Europe, role in the colonization of Canada, strained relations with Canadas First Nations, twentieth-century prominence, and the churchs dramatic decline and loss of influence entering the twenty-first century. Wood Daly pulls no punches in calling the church to accept responsibility for its own decline, while maintaining hope that resurrection is still possible. The church, as Canadians may know it, might disappear, but for Christians death has never been the end of the story.
- | Author: Michael Wood Daly
- | Publisher: Cascade Books
- | Publication Date: Jan 16, 2023
- | Number of Pages: 256 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1666732052
- | ISBN-13: 9781666732054
