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I will never forget the email I got from Heather Shipley inviting me to create a Facebook page for the Religion and Diversity Project student caucus.

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Holtmann, C. (2018). Introduction. In: Holtmann, C. (eds) Exploring Religion and Diversity in Canada. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78232-4_1

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