Author: Jessica Valenti Rating: 5/5 stars Genre(s): Nonfiction, Politics, Feminism Publication date: October 1, 2024 Jessica Valenti’s voice in “Abortion” is as full of rage as the millions of women impacted by the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Her expertise is on clear display with over 20 years of experience in the field of feminism,…
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Book Review: Under the Whispering Door
Author: T.J. Klune Rating: 5/5 stars Genre(s): Fantasy, LGBTQ+ Publication date: September 21, 2021 Wallace is dead. This realization comes as he sits in a pew at his own sparsely attended funeral. Wallace was a bad person; he put profits over people, ruined all his relationships and died alone. Now Mei, a reaper who transports…
Book review: I Am Not Jessica Chen
Author: Ann Liang Rating: 4.5/5 stars Genre(s): Young Adult, Contemporary, Magical Realism Publication Date: January 28, 2025 Jenna Chen and Jessica Chen are cousins; Jenna can never seem to get anything right and Jessica is the perfect daughter, student and friend. Jenna gets rejected from every Ivy League college she applied to meanwhile Jessica is…
Koster co-edits new book on climate change
Dr. Hilda Koster, associate professor in Concordia’s religion department, and her co-editor Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim have released a book entitled “Planetary Solidarity: Global Women’s Voices on Christian Doctrine and Climate Justice.” An opportunity to gather and celebrate the book was held on Feb. 9, but the book was originally released in the fall of…
Concordia philosophy professor publishes book on religious diversity
It’s the reason that he’s taught at Concordia for the past 30 years. Dr. George Connell, philosophy professor, said that he has always had a passion for studying the 19th century Danish philosopher and Christian theologian Soren Kierkegaard. When Concordia began looking for a philosophy professor who specialized in the work of Kierkegaard in 1986,…