Rob Bell’s “Love Wins” – the video that started the hell-storm
Exploring the Contact Zone in Paton’s, “Cry the Beloved Country” by Glenn Runnalls
In Paton’s South Africa, the white settlers had destroyed the African tribal systems through mining camps, exploitation, unequal education, segregation, and inaction, not to mention colonization itself. Against this backdrop Paton writes Cry The Beloved Country...
“Captain America and the Crusade Against Evil” and “The Armageddon Factor” – Reviews by Wayne Northey
Book Review of Captain America and the Crusade Against Evil: The Dilemma of Zealous Nationalism, Robert Jewett and John Shelton Lawrence, Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003, 392 pp.; The Armageddon Factor: The Rise of Christian Nationalism in Canada, Marci McDonald, Random...
Amos: the Lion Roars – by Ron Dart
The Jewish Tradition, at its noblest and finest, has bequeathed to the Western Tradition a high and noble ethical vision. The oral prophets such as Elijah and Elisha never flinched from staring down power when those in power used it in a way that abused...
Language of Fire: The Rhetoric of Hate and Violence – Symposium with Archbishop Lazar Puhalo, Ron Dart, and David Goa
Language of Fire: The Rhetoric of Hate and Violence – Symposium with Archbishop Lazar Puhalo, Ron Dart, and David Goa.
Steve Bell’s “KIN-DNESS” – Interview / review with Brad Jersak
Steve Bell is a seasoned, Juno Award winning song-writer / musician based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In recent years, his thoughtful folk messages have caught the notice of symphony crowds with touring performances backed by a variety of city orchestras.
Thomas Merton: Peacemaker by Ron Dart
I think that Thomas Merton could easily be called the greatest spiritual writer and spiritual master of the twentieth century in English speaking America. There is no other person who has such a profound influence on those writing on spiritual topics, not only on Catholics but non-Catholics, as Merton has.
Internally Displaced – Partners
On December 6, 2010 in Dooplaya District, Karen State, Burma over 200 people fled from the Burma army with nothing more than what they could carry on their backs. Led to safety, Partners Relief and Development and Free Burma Rangers were able to provide them with...
Don’t worry, Canadian music fans–Big Brother has you covered! by Kevin Miller
Not sure if you Americans are aware, but the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) just banned Dire Straits' song Money for Nothing from Canadian airwaves due to its use of the term faggot. Never mind that the word is actually spoken by...
BBC – The Power of Nightmares
Click HERE for part 2 - The Phantom Victory and HERE for part 3 - The Shadows in the Cave.