Artwork by Diana Scholtens. New Media Roundup.

The Lost Road: A Search for the Soul of the West; Joyfully Star-Mapping Through Life’s Dung Piles; Secularization, Social Order, and World History; Get a Hold of Yourself; A Carpentry of Words and Wood; The Sacred Path of Simplicity; The New Testament Around the World; The Stories Congregations Tell; Through Darkness

NEW MEDIA ROUNDUP

• The Lost Road: A Search for the Soul of the West, by Sean McGrath (Christian Alternative Books, 2026). Professor of philosophy at Memorial University of Newfoundland examines how our society needs to recover Christianity’s contemplative and mystical attitude to fight consumerism.
• Joyfully Star-Mapping Through Life’s Dung Piles, by Michelle Joy (Smoldering Wick Press 2026). Personal inspirational reflections on grief by a Peterborough, Ont., author (MichelleJoyBooks.ca). Shortlisted for The Word Awards.
• Secularization, Social Order, and World History: Toward a Global Perspective, by Kevin Flatt (Routledge, 2025). History professor at Redeemer University challenges secularization theory and the concept of religion.
• Get a Hold of Yourself: Embracing Authenticity in a Complicated World, by Troy D. Watson (Herald Press, 2025). Insights and illustrations on understanding identity and self-worth from a writer and pastor in Stratford, Ont.
• A Carpentry of Words and Wood, by John Terpstra (Gaspereau, 2025). Literary memoir by an award-winning poet and carpenter in Hamilton, Ont.
• The Sacred Path of Simplicity, by Mark Burch (CMU Press, 2026). Winnipeg author and instructor reflects on how voluntary simplicity is living rooted in free choice, conscious intention and attentiveness to the present.
• The New Testament Around the World, edited by Mariam Kamell Kovalishyn (Baker Academic, 2025). Scholars from around the world bring refreshing cultural insights to all the books in the New Testament. Editor teaches at Regent College, Vancouver.
• The Stories Congregations Tell: Flourishing in the Face of Transition and Change, edited by Joel Thiessen et al. (Wipf and Stock, 2025). Sociologists analyze and reflect theologically on the stories seven Canadian congregations tell about themselves, plus practical and hopeful applications.
• Through Darkness: Poems, by Matthew Church (Independent, 2025). A beautifully illustrated 50-page collection of poems about journeying through mental illness. The author is in Victoria, B.C. (BreathingFirePoetry.ca).

Canadian creatives

Portrait of a Melody (8” x 10” unframed, 100% recycled cotton with eco printed burr oak and original song sparrow print, 2025)

by Diana Scholtens, 

www.glimpsesofeden.ca 

ARTWORK © DIANA SCHOLTENS

“This piece is inspired by photos taken by my son. Song sparrows have a lovely song and are one of many songbirds native to Ontario. We often take these little brown birds for granted, and this piece calls us to take notice. Eco-printing techniques were used to create the oak leaf patterns. The song sparrow is a combination of an original block print with thread painting.”