Montreal launch of Les catholicismes devant les transformations de l’espace public
Oct 21, 2026 — 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
On October 21, 2026, attend the book launch of Les catholicismes devant les transformations de l’espace public. Portraits comparatifs Europe/Amérique, 1960-2015, edited by E.-Martin Meunier and Philippe Portier, at Librairie Mediaspaul in Montreal. Guest speakers from several Quebec universities will discuss topics covered in the book, with a cocktail reception to follow.
Book launch - October 21
Professor E.-Martin Meunier, who holds a Collège des chaires de recherche sur le monde francophone (CCRMF) chair, namely the Research Chair on Quebec, Canadian Francophonie and Cultural Changes, and Philippe Portier, research director emeritus of the École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE), invite you to the launch of Les catholicismes devant les transformations de l’espace public. Portraits comparatifs Europe/Amérique, 1960-2015, which will be published simultaneously in Canada by the University of Ottawa Press (UOP) and in Europe by the Presses universitaires de Rennes (PUR).
This event is hosted by the CCRMF, the Société québécoise pour l’étude de la religion (SQER) and University of Ottawa Press (UOP).
UQAM professor and SQER chair Frédéric Dejean will moderate this event. Commentary will be provided by Solange Lefebvre (University of Montréal), Jean-Philippe Perreault (Laval University) and Claude Gélinas (University of Sherbrooke), followed by a discussion with audience participation.
The evening will conclude with the official book launch and a cocktail reception.