| Canadian Books Archive
Canadian Books Archive
| January 2009 |
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Ann-Margaret Hovsepian: The One Year Designer Genes Devo (Tyndale, 2007) Is your pre-teen obsessed with fitting in? This daily devotional, which can be started any day during the year, shows girls that their self-worth goes beyond what type of jeans they wear. The author was born and raised in Montreal, and has worked in children's and youth ministry for many years.
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Paul Estabrooks: Night of a Million Miracles (Open Doors International, 2008) Following the widespread devastation of China's Cultural Revolution arose a purified and fast-growing church. This book tells the dramatic story of Project Pearl, which led to one million Bibles being smuggled in to those believers. The author is a minister-at-large for Open Doors based in Ontario.
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Robert J. Moore & Gerald T. Rayner: Audacious Anglicans (Bluejay Publishing, 2008) Subtitled 'Heroes of the Anglican Communion,' this book profiles impressive Anglicans from William Wilberforce to Desmond Tutu who have made a significant difference in their culture. It will provide a lift for those tired of the ongoing infighting in the Anglican world. The authors are Canadian Anglicans.
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Tim Huff: Bent Hope - A Street Journal (Castle Quay, 2008) This book grew out of Tim Hugg's first 20 years of work with homeless and street-involved youth and adults in Toronto. He said Bent Hope was written not for anti-poverty activists, but for "parents of young children who wait responsibly in schoolyards every afternoon."
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| February 2009 |
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Peter Kazmaier: The Halcyon Dislocation (Wolfsburg Imprints, 2009) Peter Kazmaier is a man of many parts: a research scientist in industry and an adjunct professor of chemistry at Queen's University, he also has patents on more than 100 inventions. Now he has written a science fiction novel which deals with power struggles at a university community which has been transported to a new world.
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Steven Bouma-Prediger & Brian J. Walsh: Beyond Homelessness (Eerdmans, 2008) Beginning with an examination of the word 'home,' this book moves on to consider the meaning of homelessness in our culture. Among the themes discussed: From Housing to Homemaking, Ecological Homelessness and Postmodern Homelessness. Brian Walsh is campus minister at the University of Toronto.
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David Bergen: The Time in Between (McClelland & Stewart, 2005) In search of love, absolution or forgiveness, Charles Boatman leaves the Fraser Valley of B.C. and returns mysteriously to Vietnam, the country where he fought 29 years earlier. But his new encounters seem irreconcilable with his memories. The author is a Giller Prize winner who will teach at Canadian Mennonite University this spring.
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Karen A. Hamilton: The Acceptable Year of the Lord (Novalis, 2008) The head of the Canadian Council of Churches offers insights into the meaning of Old Testament texts that appear in the three-year Lectionary cycle. She challenges preachers to proclaim "how God is speaking, how the Word is revealed, how the Holy One is present in these texts."
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| March 2009 |
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John G. Stackhouse: Can God Be Trusted? (IVP, 2009) In a world riddled with disappointment, malice and tragedy, what rationale do we have for believing in a benevolent God? Regent College professor John Stackhouse explores how great thinkers - from Buddha, Confucius, Augustine, Hume and Luther to C.S. Lewis - have grappled with this question.
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Paul H. Boge: The Chicago Healer (Castle Quay Books, 2004) A Canadian-born pharmaceutical executive who made his fortune in Chicago discovers the gift of supernatural healing and begins to heal people, but he must contend with his boss, who becomes psychotically enraged when sales start dropping. As well as being a novelist and filmmaker, Paul Boge is a practicing professional engineer in Winnipeg.
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Douglas Todd: Cascadia (Ronsdale Press, 2008) This collection explores the unique spirituality and culture of Cascadia, which includes British Columbia, Washington and Oregon. The region's 14 million people are not keen on institutional religion, but still feel deeply 'spiritual.' Vancouver Sun religion/spirituality writer Douglas Todd brings together 15 writers to discuss the phenomenon.
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| September 2009 |
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Kurt Bowen: Christians in the Secular World - The Canadian Experience (McGill-Queen's, 2004) (IVP, 2009) Does religion really have an impact on the daily lives of people in modern world? Based on 18 social surveys exploring the beliefs, attitudes and behaviours of over 100,000 Canadians, this book assesses the state of Christians and their churches in Canada. Kurt Bowen is a professor of sociology at Acadia University.
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| Lynn Strongin: The Sorrow Psalms (University of Iowa Press, 2006)
As they evoke and exalt the dead and give expression to the deepest emotions, the resonant twentieth century elegies collected here offer comfort to those who grieve the passing of loved ones. Included are famous poets (Dylan Thomas, E.E. Cummings), poets known for their Christian faith (Margaret Avison, Denise Levertov) and many others. American-born editor Lynn Strongin lives in Victoria, BC.
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Harold Faw: Sharing Our Stories - Understanding Memory and Building Faith (Essence, 2007) Having safely crossed the Jordan, the Israelites were directed to construct a monument out of stones from the riverbed; it would provide countless opportunities for telling their stories of deliverance. You too have stories of God's interventions. Trinity Western professor Harold Faw explores fascinating dimensions of human memory and vital links between remembering God's deeds and learning to trust him.
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Darren C. Marks, editor: Shaping a Global Theological Mind (Ashgate, 2008) This work focuses on the shift of Christian theological thinking from the North Atlantic to the Global South. By placing the Global South alongside newly emerging western forms such as Pentecostal, Aboriginal and Hispanic theologies, the book shows how theology is both enculturated and still familial. Darren Marks is assistant professor of theology at Huron University College at the University of Western Ontario.
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Dwight J. Olney: Master Mind (Word Alive, 2009) The author points out that this book "is not a treatise concerning thinking about God, but rather a challenge to begin thinking like God; there is an enormous difference between the two." Recognizing that God's thoughts are far from our natural thoughts, he offers a radical solution based on a different way of thinking.
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| October 2009 |
| Michael Wilkinson, editor: Canadian Pentecostalism - Transition and Transformation (McGill-Queen's, 2009) One of the most significant transformations in twentieth century Christianity was the emergence and rapid growth of Pentecostalism worldwide. This book provides the first comprehensive overview of the subject in the Canadian settings. Editor Michael Wilkinson is associate professor of sociology and director of the Religion in Canada Institute at Trinity Western University.
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