This is my third local books round-up of 2025, covering 11 new books from the local Christian community. Again there is a range of topics. The write-ups are primarily from Amazon and publisher / author sites. Mariam Kamell Kovalishyn: The New Testament…
Regent College is on a roll, book-wise, with several new books by professors and several book launches in the near future. All the new books look good, but I’ll focus on one which might surprise those who view evangelicals as…
This is my second local books round-up of 2025, covering nine new books from the local Christian community. Again there is a range of topics. The write-ups are primarily from Amazon and publisher / author sites. The first three books will be…
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 have largely…
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…
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…
This is my fourth local books round-up of 2024, covering 13 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. Cynthia Aalders: The Spiritual Lives…