The following is a selection of recent publications:
“Left Unsaid.” In this dual review of works by Emily LaBarge and Kristjana Gunnars. I examine how sudden shock and slow bereavement respectively give rise to two vital “anti-memoirs” that test the limits of language, memory, and grief.
Literary Review of Canada | September 2026
“Tuned Out.” This feature offers a cultural history of “CBC Religion.” Looking back at its archive, I trace how the broadcaster’s impulse to tame, and sometimes censor, controversial religious traditions reveals a fundamental challenge of modern democracy: how to engage with radical, irreducible difference and foster dialogue.
Broadview | July 2026
“Natalie MacMaster on the Music that Shaped her Faith and Family.” In this interview, the Cape Breton fiddler looks back on her upbringing — and the love that continues to guide her work.
Broadview | January 2026
“Canadian Churches Have Unfinished Business with Indian Day Schools.” An interview with settler- Anishinaabe historian Jackson Pind about his new book, Students by Day: Colonialism and Resistance at Curve Lake Indian Day School.
Broadview | January 2026
“Your Beginner’s Guide to Living out Reconciliation.” An interview with award-winning Cree author David A. Robertson about what reconciliation truly demands of us.
Broadview | September 2025
“To Save a Planet: Between Despair and Disaster.” A review that asks: how do we move beyond the binary of doomerism and hopefulness to finally take climate action — a truly radical overhaul of a system built on vast inequalities, uneven development, and violent extraction?
Literary Review of Canada | January 2025
“The United Church Was Forged in the Fires of the Social Gospel.” Canada’s history of the social gospel, with its deep roots in the country’s largest Protestant denomination, is both a cautionary tale and a call to action.
Broadview | June 2025
“New Nick Cave Album Reminds Us of Life After Tragedy.” With his astonishing new album, Wild God, Cave delivers a dispatch to grieving people everywhere: there's life beyond the rupture.
Broadview | October 2024
“Meet the Nones.” They’re called “nones,” but there’s more going on than just opting out of religion. This long-form feature digs into who they are, why their numbers are soaring, and what it says about our cultural moment.
Broadview | July/August 2024
“Persistent Narratives: Intellectual Disability in Canadian Children's Literature.” In this co-authored article with Kimberlee Collins, we offer a brief history of the depiction of intellectual disability in Canadian children’s literature and a critique of the ableist publishing climate in Canada.
Studies in Social Justice | January 2024
“Joy Kogawa’s ‘Last Hurrah.’” In my conversation with beloved Japanese-Canadian writer Joy Kogawa about her new poetry collection, she reflects on her spiritual journey as the daughter of a defrocked Anglican priest and as a human being searching for truth and love.
Broadview | January 2024
“Left Unsaid.” In this dual review of works by Emily LaBarge and Kristjana Gunnars. I examine how sudden shock and slow bereavement respectively give rise to two vital “anti-memoirs” that test the limits of language, memory, and grief.
Literary Review of Canada | September 2026
“Tuned Out.” This feature offers a cultural history of “CBC Religion.” Looking back at its archive, I trace how the broadcaster’s impulse to tame, and sometimes censor, controversial religious traditions reveals a fundamental challenge of modern democracy: how to engage with radical, irreducible difference and foster dialogue.
Broadview | July 2026
“Natalie MacMaster on the Music that Shaped her Faith and Family.” In this interview, the Cape Breton fiddler looks back on her upbringing — and the love that continues to guide her work.
Broadview | January 2026
“Canadian Churches Have Unfinished Business with Indian Day Schools.” An interview with settler- Anishinaabe historian Jackson Pind about his new book, Students by Day: Colonialism and Resistance at Curve Lake Indian Day School.
Broadview | January 2026
“Your Beginner’s Guide to Living out Reconciliation.” An interview with award-winning Cree author David A. Robertson about what reconciliation truly demands of us.
Broadview | September 2025
“To Save a Planet: Between Despair and Disaster.” A review that asks: how do we move beyond the binary of doomerism and hopefulness to finally take climate action — a truly radical overhaul of a system built on vast inequalities, uneven development, and violent extraction?
Literary Review of Canada | January 2025
“The United Church Was Forged in the Fires of the Social Gospel.” Canada’s history of the social gospel, with its deep roots in the country’s largest Protestant denomination, is both a cautionary tale and a call to action.
Broadview | June 2025
“New Nick Cave Album Reminds Us of Life After Tragedy.” With his astonishing new album, Wild God, Cave delivers a dispatch to grieving people everywhere: there's life beyond the rupture.
Broadview | October 2024
“Meet the Nones.” They’re called “nones,” but there’s more going on than just opting out of religion. This long-form feature digs into who they are, why their numbers are soaring, and what it says about our cultural moment.
Broadview | July/August 2024
“Persistent Narratives: Intellectual Disability in Canadian Children's Literature.” In this co-authored article with Kimberlee Collins, we offer a brief history of the depiction of intellectual disability in Canadian children’s literature and a critique of the ableist publishing climate in Canada.
Studies in Social Justice | January 2024
“Joy Kogawa’s ‘Last Hurrah.’” In my conversation with beloved Japanese-Canadian writer Joy Kogawa about her new poetry collection, she reflects on her spiritual journey as the daughter of a defrocked Anglican priest and as a human being searching for truth and love.
Broadview | January 2024