Renowned Sociologist will Speak at Community Worship April 10

One of Canada's best-known academics, Dr. Reginald Bibby, a sociologist at the University of Lethbridge, will speak for community worship April 10 at 11 am, and then host a round-table discussion in the Sunrise Room at noon.  

Over the past four decades, Reginald Bibby has been monitoring social trends in Canada through a series of well known national surveys of adults and teenagers, in the process gathering pioneering and historic data on religion and youth. He has presented his findings in North America, Europe, Australia, and Japan, lecturing at universities including British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, McMaster, Queen's, Toronto, Acadia, Oxford, Notre Dame, and Harvard. 

Dr. Bibby is the author of twelve best-selling books and some seventy journal articles. To date, more than 150,000 copies of his books have been sold.  Four of this books are held by CUC's library; the remainder can be easily obtained through interlibrary loan.  Titles at CUC's library are:

• The emerging millennials: How Canada`s newest generation is responding to change and choice.  HQ 779 C2 B48 2009 
• The emerging generation: An inside look at Canada`s teenagers.  HQ 799 C2 B52 1985 
• The Bibby report: Social trends Canadian style.  HN 103.5 .B53 1995
• Fragmented gods:  The poverty and potential of religion in Canada.  BL 2530 C3 B52 1987