Review of Broken City: Land Speculation, Inequality and Urban Crisis by Patrick M. Condon (UBC Press, 2024) What happens when urban land costs escalate so rapidly that the majority of the next generation is shut out from home ownership and…
This is my first local books round-up of 2025, covering 10 newly published books from the local Christian community. Again there is a range of topics. The write-ups are primarily from Amazon and publisher / author sites. Benjamin Perrin, editor: Artificial…
This holiday season afforded me a small reprieve from the fullness of everyday life to be with extended family – to rest, relax and spend some time engrossed in narratives other than my own. One story I’ve been looking forward…
This article is part of a series called ‘Christianity: a missionary religion.’ As I said in the introduction to the series: Mostly, I’ll look at recently published books. It is encouraging to see that, while most churches and Christian bookstores…
This is my sixth local books round-up of 2024, covering nine newly published books from the local Christian community. Again there is a range of topics – one is even a Christmas book. The write-ups are primarily from Amazon and publisher…
I posted seven articles earlier this year in a series called ‘Christianity: a missionary religion.’ At the time, I said the seventh one was the last – but I’ve changed my mind, having discovered that many good books on missions…
When missionaries are mentioned these days, the comments are often critical, even hostile. A hundred years ago, the general tone throughout society was much more positive – though that was often not the case up and down the coast of…
This is my fifth local books round-up of 2024, covering 11 newly published books from the local Christian community. Again there is a range of topics. The write-ups are primarily from Amazon and publisher / author sites. Ross A. Lockhart: West Coast…
I am re-posting this piece because I am still looking for a good home – or at least an interim storage space – for a valuable library before the end of October. I would love to hear from anyone in…
I would love to hear from anyone in Vancouver who knows of a suitable space for a reading room, one which could serve as a kind of meeting place / community centre for the Christian community. I have the books…