Middle eastern storytelling combines mythology and realism seamlessly.
Album Review: Tango Universal
Uruguayan-born singer brings soulful voice to dance hall classics.
James’s Version
English speakers around the world mark the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible this year. Beloved for its beautiful language, the book represents the culmination of English biblical scholarship and tradition.
Academic Writing: Medieval Icelandic Literature
“Nerding out” about Old Norse-Icelandic writings and worldviews.
Gaia, the Living Planet
The idea of Earth as a living superorganism has spiritual resonance.
A Forgotten Injustice
In the 1950s, the federal government shipped thousands of Inuit south for tuberculosis treatment. Many died and were buried in graves far from home. Their families were never notified.
Film review: Incendies
Through the lens of religiously motivated conflict, Incendies explores the tension between love and hate.
Review: Geez Magazine
There are publications to cater to many different corners of Canada’s religious landscape, but it’s safe to say that before Geez magazine came along, no one had thought of writing specifically for “the over-churched, out-churched, un-churched and maybe even the un-churchable.”
Summits Blog Part 2: World Religions Summit and G20
Reporting from the meetings of the world’s religious and political leaders.
Summits Blog Part 1: Truth and Reconciliation
In the summer of 2010, I attended the inaugural Truth & Reconciliation event in Winnipeg on behalf of the United Church Observer. The United Church was one of the denominations involved in the residential school system.