Summary for the topic 'Age of Faith'?

The oft-sensitive and complex question of religion is brought into focus in the story, Age of Faith, In small-town Canada (and indeed in many small towns), the practice of attending church becomes something of a social affair, one that draws the lines between the haves and have-nots. Jubilee is no different in this respect. As Del puts it, "for every person who lived there, the rest of the town was an audience." Anyone who has attended church can relate to this sentiment. All too often, the weekly ritual of attending church focuses more on who is there and what they are wearing than the gathering together of believers in a common faith. Del tries to find her place once again, this time in terms of religion. She attends one church and then another, in search of something that fits and, as Munro writes, enjoying the "theatrical" aspects of religious practice.