July/August 2020

In this issue: How churches are retooling their work in a pandemic; One writer’s ode to her mobility scooter; Three Canadians reflect on their homelands. Scroll down for more content from this edition. Want to read everything from our magazine? You can subscribe here.

Portrait

Tzeporah Berman on not looking away from the climate crisis

by Josiah Neufeld

The Canadian environmental campaigner's Jewish faith informs her activism

Portrait

Shad on faith, fatherhood and the power of hip-hop

by Leah Rumack

The "bubbly" Toronto rapper discusses his bleak 2018 album and how religion informs his music

What my scooter taught me about barriers

by Dorothy Ellen Palmer

I have a deeper understanding of how social justice for disabled people is tied to our ability to move through the world

Adoption

New film sheds light on forced adoptions in church-run homes

by Anne Thériault

Colin Scheyen's documentary deals with an important subject, but feels unfinished

Bridge

3 Canadians on their complex relationships with their homelands

by Claire Sibonney, Isaac Würmann, Alyssa Bistonath

For the children and grandchildren of immigrants, links to a distant land may feel comforting and tinged with nostalgia. But there are

Performance

How artists are reimagining theatre in the wake of COVID-19

by KC Hoard

Venues have gone dark this season, but organizations and individuals have been drumming up new ways to share performances

Camp

Land-based camp connects church and Indigenous communities

by Glynis Ratcliffe

Pabaamashi came out of a partnership between a Kenora United church, Anishinaabe and Métis leaders, and local organizations

Stock photo

Christians shouldn’t miss this chance to learn to pray at home

by Will Pearson

We can't rely entirely on worship livestreams during COVID-19

Jocelyn Bell, Broadview editor and publisher, sits on a chair.

Generation Z offers a fresh perspective on journalism

by Jocelyn Bell

These young reporters are some of the most thoughtful I've ever met

Goats

COVID-19 gives Mother Earth a chance to heal — if we let her

by Alanna Mitchell

What if we could leverage this dreadful moment in our human history to right past wrongs?