What to make of the high percentage of evangelical Christian women continuing to support Donald Trump, even after a sexual assault conviction, the Epstein files and evidence of enriching himself from tax dollars? Historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez traces the development of a particular notion of femininity and Christian womanhood in a book complementing her…
When the Tohoku tsunami hit Japan in March 2011, Canadians Damon and Kafi Ealey were in Tokyo. After the tsunami, Damon led short service projects around the country to rebuild damaged buildings. Damon was a principal at an international school for the children of pastors and missionaries, and Kafi was a research scientist. Alongside their…
“The past is never dead,” William Faulkner once said, then added, “it’s not even past.” In her debut historical novel Revolution Songs, Carissa Halton, an award-winning Alberta author, explores the Crowsnest Pass mining strike of 1932. Halton told Christian Courier that she was fascinated by the bitter labour dispute, not just because of its importance…
“Christian nationalism conflicts with the reformed understanding of government.” This statement, and others like it, were under discussion at the Christian Reformed Church of North America (CRCNA) Synod as delegates from across Canada and the U.S. gathered from June 12-18, at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. On June 15, delegates voted 93 in favour and…
Just before King’s Day in the Netherlands, and not long after the most recent No Kings protests in the U.S., I became a Canadian. So now I am a citizen of two countries and owe true allegiance, whatever that means, to two different kings. The citizenship ceremony took place in Scarborough, east Toronto. This is…
From scheduling facilities to doctrinal clashes, the pitfalls of communication can cause a host of challenges. For Pastor Ryan Chau and the staff of three congregations at Edmonton Chinese Baptist Church (ECBC), these challenges are written in triplicate for their trilingual church community. “Complex theological concepts can be really hard to communicate,” Chau explains, noting…
The cultural and language divide in Canada has resulted in two entirely different definitions of state neutrality. In April, Quebec passed Bill 9, legislation that expands on existing restrictions on religious symbols, prayer rooms and religion-specific foods in government-subsidized workplaces like daycares and post-secondary institutions. The stated goal of Bill 9 is to ensure state…
I grew up in a small town about a hundred kilometres from Vancouver. Surrounded by hobby farms and forests, I spent much of my childhood swimming in lakes, building forts and riding my bike. Gay people were barely spoken of in my family, and were rarely, if ever, encountered. It’s hard to overemphasize how culturally…
Recently, I wandered into the Vancouver Art Gallery to see the work of Tamio Wakayama, a Japanese-Canadian photojournalist. He was born in 1941 in New Westminster, B.C., and died in 2018 in Vancouver. Shortly after his birth, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and Wakayama’s family was forcibly moved into an internment camp. According to the…
I’m drawn toward poetry that is visceral, descriptive and accessible rather than academic. I was excited to discover this new collection by Vilma Blenman, which accomplishes all three. Like a filmmaker, Blenman pulls the reader into her scenes, so that we feel as though we are experiencing them first-hand. Blenman has lived her adult life…
From January 23 to 25, several hundred people gathered on Treaty One Territory in Winnipeg to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of Elijah Harper’s Sacred Assembly. In 1995, Elijah Harper, a Red Sucker Lake Cree leader and politician, convened thousands of Indigenous leaders, faith leaders and public figures to share his vision for Canada. He believed…
This past Spring, I read Let Your Heartbreak be Your Guide: Lessons in Engaged Contemplation by Episcopal priest Adam Bucko. I considered my life and saw that my heart had been repeatedly broken. I revised the question to: What is my greatest heartbreak? It didn’t take long for the answer to emerge – my failings…
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