God Doesn't Live Here Anymore: Decline and Resilience in the Canadian Church

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, Canada's largest religious denomination, reports having closed one-fifth of the tradition's 2,500 congregations.

God Doesn't Live Here Anymore traces the story of the church in Canada fr...