A Sort of Homecoming: Essays Honoring the Academic and Community Work of Brian Walsh

We live in a culture of collective fear over climate change and mass migration, and we experience increasing intense personal anxiety and despair. How might the Bible’s themes of homecoming and homemaking address our physical, emotional, and spiritual displacement? This collection of essays honors the academic and community work of Brian J. Walsh upon his retirement as Campus Minister at the University of Toronto Christian Reformed Campus Ministry. The collection is a stunning mosaic at once academic and personal—representing the many elements of Brian's life as pastor, theologian, professor, farmer, mentor, and friend. In an age when “home” feels physically and spiritually elusive for so many, this volume reawakens our imaginations to the foundational biblical themes of homecoming and homemaking. Academic, pastoral, personal, and timely, this volume honors Brian’s career and equips readers to engage the fear and anxiety of our age with the hope of the gospel.

Marcia Boniferro is a Chaplain with the Christian Reformed Campus Ministry at the University of Toronto, serving alongside Brian J. Walsh to lead the Wine Before Breakfast community. Marcia focuses on pastoral care and leads worship, discussions, silent retreats, and women's gatherings.

Amanda Jagt is a writer and member of the Wine Before Breakfast community where she has served with Brian J. Walsh and Marcia Boniferro. Through writing, editing, and administration, Amanda contributes to the spiritual formation of Christian communities throughout the city of Toronto.