Book reviews
Prophet Song I don’t think I’ve read a book that articulates as brilliantly as Paul Lynch’s Prophet Song (winner of the 2023 Booker Prize) what a woman experiences during the darkness of political tyranny—a husband “disappeared,” a son caught up in the conflict, and her effort to keep her family together as well as care…
Books show Old Order Mennonite culture from the inside
Amsey Martin, an Old Order Mennonite deacon and long-time parochial school teacher, loves books. While most people in his community are farmers, he says that sitting in his study surrounded by books is “a dream come true.” The idea of making a book has also appealed to him, and when a writer from his Old…
Capitalism under an imperialistic logic
Todd Gordon’s Imperialist Canada is not theology, nor is it written for or about the church. And while Mennonites are nowhere mentioned within its pages, the content of this book should be of great interest to Canadian Mennonites. This work is an attempt to demonstrate that Canada operates under an imperialist logic and practice. Popular…
