Suffering under the Soviets
Village houses face the main street with barns attached behind and fields beyond that. Young people gather for “singings.” A bone setter relieves headaches by carefully manipulating the neck. These are all aspects of Mennonite life in Russia as presented by Janice L. Dick in her new novel, Other Side of the River. They resonate…
The Bible and the billionaire
Billionaire media titan Rupert Murdoch has made headlines over the phone-hacking scandal that forced him to shut down his British tabloid, News of the World. But few people know that News Corp, the company Murdoch heads, also owns Zondervan, the world’s leading Bible publisher. News Corp, which took in $32.7 billion last year, also owns…
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…
A new publishing day
From today’s news: Book sales in the U.S. are down 9 percent. Amazon reported that sales of e-books exceeded paper copies in the previous 12 months. Apple exceeded all expectations by selling more than nine million tablets. Smart phones will soon outsell PCs. It’s a daunting, challenging and scary time to be in the media…
