ABSTRACT
This chapter considers the in-between spaces of religion, spirituality and non-belief using both our immigrant young adult data and the Supreme Court of Canada decision. Public policy and census data both rely on similarly limited understandings of religion, above all in that they assume religious identity to be polar, single and exclusive. Drawing on our data from the Immigrant Youth and Immigrant Young Adults research projects as well as our on-going research under the Religion and Diversity programme, the chapter explores the challenges of researching the in-between space that has largely gone unexamined in the social scientific study of religion. A two-phase research project that sought to ascertain patterns of relation to religion among young adult Canadians from post-1970 immigrant families. The two projects were led by Peter Beyer. Our immigrant youth data can be added to a growing body of research that is suggestive of a significant and under explored territory within the social scientific study of religion.
