From -2017″>the Catalyst, Summer 2017
Hopeful Realism in Urban Ministry: Critical Explorations and Constructive Affirmations of Hoping Justice Prayerfully
By Barry K. Morris
Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2016
Reviewed by Lee Hollaar
To all involved in any seemingly overwhelming ministry, this is an important and refreshing read. While dealing with issues […]
From -2017″>the Catalyst, Summer 2017
Better Now: Six Big Ideas to Improve Health Care for All Canadians
By Dr. Danielle Martin
Allen Lane, 2017
Reviewed by Sally Guy
Better Now will likely find itself preaching to the choir. That is not to say that Martin is ever preachy—in fact, her style is […]
From -2017″>the Catalyst, Summer 2017
After the Sands: Energy and Ecological Security for Canadians
By Gordon Laxer
Douglas & McIntyre, 2015
Reviewed by Karri Munn–Venn
After the Sands is a fascinating, if dense, history of Canadian energy policy, offered by prominent Alberta political economist, Gordon Laxer.
At its core, After the Sands is a […]
From -2017″>the Catalyst, Summer 2017
Wrongs to Rights: How Churches Can Engage the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Edited by Steve Heinrichs
Mennonite Church Canada, 2016
Reviewed by Amie Nault
There has been a lot of discussion lately about how to best respond to the calls to action […]
From -2017″>the Catalyst, Summer 2017
Living on the Land: Indigenous Women’s Understanding of Place
Edited by Nathalie Kermoal and Isabel Altamirano–Jiménez
Athabasca University Press, 2016
Reviewed by Michelle Nieviadomy
Living on the Land is a beautiful and complex collection of perspective, story, knowledge, and wisdom. This book captures the traditional role, depth, […]
From -2017″>the Catalyst, Summer 2017
Towards a Prairie Atonement
By Trevor Herriot
University of Regina Press, 2016
Reviewed by Dennis Gruending
Trevor Herriot is a gifted Saskatchewan writer who has published five acclaimed books within the past 16 years. His grandparents were European settlers on land just north of the Qu’Appelle River, which […]
From -2017″>the Catalyst, Summer 2017
An Army of Problem Solvers: Reconciliation and the Solutions Economy
By Shaun Loney
McNally Robinson, 2016
Reviewed by Asha Kerr–Wilson
An Army of Problem Solvers is about empowering people to be the problem solvers of the big social, economic, and environmental problems faced by their communities. Shaun […]
From -2018″>the Catalyst, Summer 2018
Maximum Canada: Why 35 Million Canadians Are Not Enough Hardcover
By Doug Saunders
Knopf Canada, 2017
Reviewed by Gloria Nafziger
I was fascinated by Doug Sunders’ recent book Maximum Canada. Like many Canadians, I support immigration to Canada, believe that multiculturalism is a good thing, and think we need new immigrants […]
From -2018″>the Catalyst, Summer 2018
Grass, Soil, Hope: A Journey Through Carbon Country
By Courtney White
Chelsea Green Publishing, 2014
Reviewed by Wayne Groot
Courtney White in his book Grass, Soil, Hope does a wonderful job explaining what carbon is, and how it is a necessary building block in anything on this planet that is alive. […]
From -2018″>the Catalyst, Summer 2018
Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City
By Tanya Talaga
House of Anansi Press, 2017
Reviewed by Sarah DelVillano
Seven Fallen Feathers, winner of the Indigenous Literature Award this year, is a powerful account of the deaths of seven Indigenous youths in Thunder Bay. It shines a […]
