Books we recommend

Every day we are faced by choices, both trivial and important. However, in our present times it seems increasingly true that we must be aware that nearly every choice we make is an important one. The world is encountering multiple crises every day and there is a growing awareness that if we as a society wish to avoid the destruction these crises seem to be leading us towards we need to choose a new path. David Korten’s book The Great Turning is an examination of this choice. Read more »

Sheila McKinley, osu, read Beauty, Wonder and Belonging: A Book of Hours for the Monastery of the Cosmos, appreciating the book’s aid in reflecting prayerfully each day. Read more »

Rebekah Sears considers who we are for Jesus, today, in her review of Making the Best of It by John G. Stackhouse. Read more »

Joe Gunn suggests that Hope in an Age of Despair is one of those books that you want to keep close by forever. Read more »

Karri Munn-Venn appreciates David Korten’s inspiring vision of the possible in The Great Turning. Read more »

Kathy Vandergrift reviews The Spirit Level, suggesting that greater equality is actually one of the greatest protectors of liberty and the means to a sustainable economy. Read more »

Joe Gunn takes a stab at three books, all relating to the Alberta oil sands debate, in this review. Looking at Stupid to the Last Drop, Tar Sands Showdown and Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent, Joe traces their shared themes and how the books build on each other, making a case for examining our current response to the oil sands. Read more »

Maylanne Maybee reviews John Ralston Saul's A Fair Country, and also suggests books that share this theme for more summer reading. Read more »

What does is mean when you say “thank you”? Kathy Vandergrift reviews Margaret Visser’s exploration of this oft-stated social ritual. Read more »