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Aqueduct: colonialism, resources, and the histories we remember (Semaphore series #13)
Par Adele Perry. 2016
An historical account of the development of Winnipeg's municipal water supply as an example of the history of settler colonialism.…
Tells of the construction of the Winnipeg/Shoal Lake Aqueduct, completed in 1919. It examines the cultural, social, political, and legal mechanisms that allowed the rapidly growing city of Winnipeg to obtain its water supply by dispossessing the Anishinaabe people of Shoal Lake 40 First Nation of their land, and ultimately depriving them of the very same commodity--clean drinking water--that the city secured for itself. It incorporates archival images that document the expensive and ambitious construction process and addresses these issues within the larger context of colonialism in Canada. 2016.Jesus
Par A. N Wilson. 1992
The Jesus of faith and the Jesus of history are two different beings. In this study, Wilson tries to rescue…
Jesus from the tangles of Christian mythology and to present us with a portrait of Jesus the man. Written with a profound scepticism about Christianity, the book traces the story of how the Man of Galilee, famed and popular as a healer and teacher, came to be arrested and hailed in Jerusalem. 1992.Keetsahnak/Our missing and murdered Indigenous sisters
Par Alex Wilson, Kim Anderson, Madeleine Dion Stout, Maria Campbell, Robert Alexander Innes, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Michelle Good, Laura Harjo, Sarah Hunt, Beverly Jacobson, Tanya Kappo, Tara Kappo, Lyla Kinoshameg, Erin Konsmo, Helen Knott, Sandra Lamouche, Jo-Anne Lawless, Kelsey T. Leonard, Ann-Marie Livingston, Brenda MacDougall, Sylvia Maracle, Jenell Navarro, Darlene R. Okemaysim-Sicotte, Pahan Pte San Win, Ramona Reece, Christi Belcourt, Kimberly Robertson, Christine Sy, Downtown Eastside Power Of Women Group, Debra G. Leonard, Beatrice Starr, Madeleine Kétéskwew Dion Stout, Waaseyaa'Sin Christine Sy, Tracy Bear, Brenda Macdougall, Robyn Bourgeois, Rita Bouvier, Maya Ode'Amik Chacaby, Susan Gingell. 2018
The tension between personal, political, and public action is brought home starkly as the book contributors look at the roots…
of violence and how it diminishes life for all. Together, they create a model for anti-violence work from an Indigenous perspective. They acknowledge the destruction wrought by colonial violence, and also look at controversial topics such as lateral violence, challenges in working with “tradition,” and problematic notions involved in “helping.” Through stories of resilience, resistance, and activism, the editors give voice to powerful personal testimony and allow for the creation of knowledge. 2018.Keep sweet: children of polygamy
Par David Perrin, Debbie Palmer. 2004
This is the intimate story of the author's life in the polygamous community of Bountiful. Her father had six wives…
and she had forty-seven siblings. In this provocative and deeply moving memoir, Debbie Palmer has created a detailed portrait of fanatical fundamentalism, a frightening warning about the perils of unquestioning belief. 2004.Just as I am (Journeys In Faith Ser.)
Par Harvey Gallagher Cox. 1983
A revered theologian traces his remarkable career as a minister-activist in a variety of literary modes: a letter to his…
grandmother, a dialogue between Cox and his son, and excerpts from various journals and diaries. c1983.Just as I am: the autobiography of Billy Graham
Par Billy Graham. 1997
Famed minister reminisces about his evangelical work around the globe. The author also details his close relationships with world leaders,…
including U.S. presidents Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton. Graham portrays the illuminating effect he felt his ministry made during his more than fifty years of service. 1997.Joseph Smith: the first Mormon
Par Donna Hill. 1977
A comprehensive biography of the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a vivid picture of…
American frontier life. It covers Smith's discovery in 1827 of the golden plates inscribed with ancient hieroglyphs that were eventually translated into "The Book of Mormon." 1977.Jonathan Edwards: a life
Par George M Marsden. 2018
In this biography, Jonathan Edwards emerges as both a great American and a brilliant Christian. Drawing on newly available sources,…
George M. Marsden demonstrates how cultural and religious battles shaped Edwards' life and thought. Marsden reveals Edwards as a complex thinker and human being who struggled to reconcile his Puritan heritage with the secular, modern world emerging out of the Enlightenment. 2018.John Paul the great: remembering a spiritual father
Par Peggy Noonan. 2005
During his nearly three decades of service, Pope John Paul II became the most recognized person in the world. He…
upheld many of the traditional values of the Catholic Church while also showing his progressive nature through his lifelong concern for the poor and suffering people of the world. The entire world mourned when he passed away in April of 2005, but he left an extraordinary legacy that will be felt forever. 2005.John Calvin
Par T H L Parker. 1977
Calvin's planned life of quiet study ended in 1536 when chance took him to Geneva. Here, apart from a short…
exile, he remained for the rest of his life. His time there was marked by bitter struggles over the independence of church from state and the rules he tried to impose on Geneva as a whole. This biography shows him against the background of the turbulent time in which he lived, putting him and his ideas in their context. 1977.John Henry Newman: a biography (Oxford Lives Ser.)
Par Ian Kerr. 1990
This is the first biography to pay equal attention to Newman's achievements as a thinker and writer and his personal…
life-story. Newman is revealed in his complexity, the legendary sadness and sensitivity placed in their proper perspective by being set against his equally striking exuberance, humour and uncompromising toughness in the face of adversity. 1990.Jesus and his times (Reader's digest general books)
Par Reader's Digest Editors. 1987
Presents the everyday life of persons living at the time of Jesus, many of the incidents and testimonials of faith…
from the New Testament, and a deeper understanding of Jesus the man. 1987. Uniform title: Reader's digest.Jesus: What Manner Of Man Is This?
Par Richard Hanser. 1972
The author explores what is known of Christ's life and attempts to show how and why His teachings appeal so…
strongly to youth today. He also includes an objective treatment of issues which have caused differences among Christian sects. Junior and Senior High. 1972.Crow never dies: life on the great hunt (Wayfarer Ser.)
Par Larry Frolick. 2016
For over 50,000 years, the Great Hunt has shaped human existence, creating a vital spiritual reality where people, animals, and…
the land share intimate bonds. This book takes the reader deep into one of the last refuges of hunting society: Canada's far north. The author travelled five years with First Nations Elders in remote communities across the Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Nunavut, experiencing the raw power of their ancient traditions. His vivid narrative combines accounts of daily life, unpublished archival records, current scientific research, First Nations myths, and personal observation to illuminate the northern wilderness, its people, and their complex relationships. 2016.From oral to written: a celebration of Indigenous literature in Canada, 1980-2010
Par Tomson Highway. 2017
If as recently as forty years ago there was no recognizable body of work by Canadian writers, as recently as…
thirty years ago there was no Native literature in this country. Perhaps a few books had made a dent on the national consciousness, but now, Native people have a literature that paints them in colours that are psychologically complex and sophisticated, that validates their existence, that gives them dignity, that tells them that they and their culture, their ideas, their languages, are important if not downright essential to the long-term survival of the planet. A study of Native literature published in Canada between 1980 and 2010, a catalogue of amazing books that sparked the embers of a dormant voice. 2017.An intimate wilderness: Arctic voices in a land of vast horizons
Par Norman Hallendy. 2016
Arctic researcher, author, and photographer Norman Hallendy’s journey to the far north began in 1958, when many Inuit, who traditionally…
lived on the land, were moving to permanent settlements created by the Canadian government. In this unique memoir, Hallendy writes of his adventures, experiences with strange Arctic phenomena, encounters with wildlife, and deep friendships with Inuit elders. Very few have worked so closely with the Inuit to document their traditions, and in this book, Hallendy preserves their voices and paints an incomparable portrait of a vibrant culture in a remote landscape. 2016.Embers: one Ojibway's meditations
Par Richard Wagamese. 2016
Wagamese finds lessons in both the mundane and sublime as he muses on the universe, drawing inspiration from working in…
the bush, sawing and cutting and stacking wood for winter, as well as the smudge ceremony to bring him closer to the Creator. He explores the various manifestations of grief, joy, recovery, beauty, gratitude, physicality and spirituality--concepts many find hard to express. But for Wagamese, spirituality is multifaceted. Within these pages, readers will find hard-won and concrete wisdom on how to feel the joy in the everyday things. Wagamese does not seek to be a teacher or guru, but these observations made along his own journey to become, as he says, "a spiritual bad-ass," make inspiring reading. Bestseller. Winner of the 2017 Bill Duthie Booksellers’ Choice Award. 2016.Indigenous writes: a guide to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit issues in Canada
Par Chelsea Vowel. 2016
Vowel initiates myriad conversations about the relationship between Indigenous peoples and Canada. An advocate for Indigenous worldviews, the author discusses…
the fundamental issues--the terminology of relationships; culture and identity; myth-busting; state violence; and land, learning, law and treaties--along with wider social beliefs about these issues. She answers the questions that many people have on these topics to spark further conversations at home, in the classroom, and in the larger community. Bestseller. 2016.James G. Endicott: rebel out of China
Par Stephen Lyon Endicott. 1980
Jim Endicott was born in China and returned in 1925 as a missionary of the United Church of Canada. This…
book is both a biography and a history of China during its reconstruction. c1980.Iroquois on fire: a voice from the Mohawk nation
Par Douglas M George-Kanentiio. 2009
In their homelands in what is now New York state, the Iroquois have assumed a prominent role in public debate…
as residents of the region seek ways to resolve multi-billion dollar land claims. The initial dispute over territorial title has grown to encompass gambling, treaties, taxation, and what it means to claim Native sovereignty. Some descriptions of violence. 2009.