Gordon T. Smith: Wisdom from Babylon: Leadership for the Church in a Secular Age (InterVarsity Press, 2020) Gordon Smith’s new book has received praise from several quarters – including from David Fitch, which pretty much assures quality – but I…
Jordan Peterson often draws on the Bible and religious themes in his writing, so Ron Dart’s brand new book – Myth and Meaning in Jordan Peterson: A Christian Perspective – is timely. He has edited 10 essays which assess Peterson’s…
The second annual Public Faith Index underlines the harder side of Canadian secularism. This Cardus press release introduces a poll which considers the role of faith in modern society. The findings of a new Angus Reid Institute (ARI) survey, produced in…
The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) released this comment April 9. The writers crafted it for their constituency, but it is a valuable contribution for the whole Christian community, and beyond. Quebec’s Bill 21 prohibits government employees in a position of authority,…
Living in Vancouver for the past 33 years, I have witnessed a steady shift towards secularism and fragmented approaches to life[i]. While church attendance has decreased during those three decades[ii], the conditions of belief have also changed, as Charles Taylor…
In May 2017 Peter Biggs embarked on a major survey of Christianity in each of the municipalities from West Vancouver to Chilliwack. These ‘Snapshots of Faith’ were published first in The Light Magazine and have been re-posted on Church for…
“Christianity faces a global crisis of persecution, as believers in many places around the world suffer harassment, marginalization and violence – in more countries and under more diverse settings than any other faith group.” That is the claim of Allen Hertzke,…
It seems ironic, to me at least, that the last time I was at Jacob’s Well, long-time activist Jean Swanson was making an impassioned presentation about gentrification – describing the way that uncaring governments and business forces were tearing apart the Downtown Eastside…
The Christian Legal Fellowship National Conference will be held in the Vancouver area early this fall, bringing together lawyers, law students and others from across the country. While the event is, of course, mainly oriented towards those in the legal…
The controversy over Canada’s first private, faith-based law school has been described as the seminal Charter case of our time. Opposition to Trinity Western University (TWU) has been vociferous and forceful, pressuring three provincial law societies to deny approval of…