Josiah Neufeld

Arts & Culture

How the Giller Prize Became Associated with Genocide

June 11, 2024June 13, 2024 - by Josiah Neufeld

Scotiabank’s military investments have tainted one of Canada’s most prestigious literary awards

A baroque painting of St. John looking up at a fiery red sky while writing in the Book of Revelation.

Environment

How to Keep Faith in an Ecological Apocalypse

June 19, 2023June 19, 2023 - by Josiah Neufeld

The old biblical story is no longer working. We need a new one that can provide the same morality, meaning, healing, and guidance

Illustration of a woman in khaki pants and a green jacket, sitting on a tree stump and smoking. In her other hand she holds a shovel. In the background is a forest of pine trees.

Fiction / June 2020

Rookie

May 28, 2020February 9, 2021 - by Josiah Neufeld

A short story about desire and unforgivable offences in a tree planting camp

A congregation sits on the roof of a building while the water rises up to the roof level. In front of the seated group is a preacher in a robe, with his arms raised toward the sky.

April 2020 / Environment

Do Christian Churches Care about the Climate Crisis?

March 9, 2020August 4, 2021 - by Josiah Neufeld

Movements like The Wild Church hope to heal the relationship between humans, their god, and the planet

Photograph courtesy of Sia Kambou/AFP/Getty Images

World

Thomas Sankara Tried to Liberate His Country from the West. Then He Was Murdered

March 1, 2019May 19, 2020 - by Josiah Neufeld

When the revolutionary president of Burkina Faso was assassinated in 1987, his successor prevented an inquest into his death. After decades of obstruction, justice may finally be served

Crane loading up giant pipe onto a yellow tractor trailer

Environment

The Next Pipeline Battle

June 13, 2018November 17, 2019 - by Josiah Neufeld

In Manitoba, an issue that’s been underground for half a century is coming to the surface

November 2016

Mennonite Pride

October 20, 2016April 1, 2020 - by Josiah Neufeld

Lessons in LGBT rights from a surprising source

Environment / March 2015

Sucked Dry

February 23, 2015April 10, 2020 - by Josiah Neufeld

A First Nations suffers so Winnipeg can have water

December 2013

The Way We Give

December 27, 2013April 13, 2020 - by Josiah Neufeld

Generosity can’t always bridge cultural and economic divides

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How the Giller Prize Became Associated with Genocide

How to Keep Faith in an Ecological Apocalypse

Rookie

Do Christian Churches Care about the Climate Crisis?

Thomas Sankara Tried to Liberate His Country from the West. Then He Was Murdered

The Next Pipeline Battle

Mennonite Pride

Sucked Dry

The Way We Give

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