Book Review: Foundations of Chaplaincy by Alan T. Baker
Alan T. Baker, Foundations of Chaplaincy: A Practical Guide. Eerdmans, 2021. Foundations of Chaplaincy by Alan T. Baker fills a gap in literature about chaplaincy that can benefit a wide range of readers, including those in maritime ministry. Though there are other
Book Review: Stella Maris in the Philippines
Review by Jason Zuidema Maruja MB Asis, ed. Stella Maris in the Philippines: Caring for Seafarers, Fishers and their Families. Scalabrini Migration Center. 2021. 124pp. This edited collection brings together narrative and documents to understand Stella Maris ministry in the Philippines. Stella
Book Review: Arriving Today by Christopher Mims
Review by Dr. Jason Zuidema, NAMMA/ICMA Christopher Mims, Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door - Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy. Harper, 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic drew a spotlight on how much we all rely on shipping
Book Review: Out of Sight, Not Out of Mind: 40 Portraits of Seafarers by Seafarers
by Dr. Jason Zuidema, NAMMA/ICMA ITF Seafarers' Trust, Out of Sight, Not Out of Mind: 40 Portraits of Seafarers by Seafarers, Wall & Vivien Publishing 2021, 96pp. This beautiful picture book is the fruit of a second photo campaign of the ITF
Great Podcasts for those in Seafarers’ Welfare
By Jason Zuidema, NAMMA I have been looking forward to writing this list for a long time. I love podcasts - listening to great audio is one of my favourite pastimes. Though we might think of the 21st century as a time
Book Review: The Outlaw Ocean
Ian Urbina, The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier. New York: Alfred A. Knopf: 2019. xvi + 540. Based on a series of articles for the New York Times on crime and vulnerability at sea, Ian Urbina’s new book
Morse and Marconi: Connecting with Seafarers
Photo: British Post Office engineers inspect Marconi's radio equipment during a demonstration on Flat Holm Island – near the port of Bristol, England, 13 May 1897. [British Post Office licensed under CC BY 3.0] By Rev. David Reid MA AFNI In 1836, the
Book Review: Dreaming of a Better Life
Stefan F. Lindberg and Lennart Johnsson. Dreaming of a Better Life: Humans as Commodities. Stockholm: Wall & Vivien, 2017. This book is a collection of stories and photos of migrant workers around the world, intended to humanize the workers and help
Book Review: Into the Raging Sea
Rachel Slade, Into the Raging Sea: Thirty-Three Mariners, One Megastorm and the Sinking of El Faro. Ecco, 2018. On October 1, 2015, Hurricane Joaquin brought down the El Faro along with every member of its 33-person crew. Boston-based journalist Rachel Slade’s
Book Review: Learning about bravery from survival at sea
Louise Beech, How To Be Brave. London: Orenda Books Press, 2015. 370 pp. This book is a tapestry of two stories compassionately woven together by Louise Beech. The narrative combines the present-day story of Natalie, a mother coping with her young daughter’s