CMU Press

06/15/2024

June 15 is Nature Photography Day!
We are thrilled to be the publisher of ICE: MOMENTS, Photographs by Klaus Hochheim. This stunning collection of Arctic and Antarctic photos by the late Dr. Hochheim, a University of Manitoba ice scientist, is now available from CommonWord at Canadian Mennonite University .

06/15/2024

We're so pleased that there was such a great crowd out this week to celebrate the new book by John Longhurst, CAN ROBOTS LOVE GOD AND BE SAVED? A JOURNALIST REPORTS ON FAITH. Thanks for everyone who was there, and thanks (left to right) to Rev. Dr.Michael Wilson, , Paul Samyn, and Christine Baronins for the fine conversation.

06/12/2024

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06/11/2024

Tomorrow evening! Everyone welcome. In-person at McNally Robinson Booksellers or online at their Youtube channel.

06/10/2024

It's almost Father's Day...and we think that a very special gift from you kids to any Dad who loves earth science, photography, nature, or the Arctic & Antarctic would be
ICE: MOMENTS: PHOTOGRAPHS BY KLAUS HOCHHEIM.

Available from CommonWord .
CommonWord will ship nearly anywhere!
Call them at 204.594.0527 | Toll-free (USA & Canada): 1.877.846.1593

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06/09/2024

"For over 20 years John Longhurst has been at the vanguard of conversations about religion in our community. He has been our ‘beat reporter’ and has done so with curiosity, integrity, understanding, and intelligence. But he has not simply reported on what faith communities do, he has been more interested in what faith communities are thinking, experiencing, and how faith is being changed in a rapidly changing world. John asks the questions we are all thinking to ourselves, and our community is better for it."
—Rev. Dr. Michael Wilson, Charleswood United Church

This Wednesday at 7 pm, join John Longhurst for the launch of his book Can Robots Love God and Be Saved? A Journalist Reports on Faith (CMU Press), hosted by Rev. Dr. Michael Wilson and featuring conversations with Christine Baronins (Manitoba Multifaith Council & The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) and Paul Samyn (editor, Winnipeg Free Press).

www.mcnallyrobinson.com/event-18612/John-Longhurst-Book-Launch

Explore our wide selection of books, eBooks, and literary resources for readers of every interest. Buy in-store or online.

06/08/2024

Sign up at now for an Early Reviewers copy of John Longhurst's new book CAN ROBOTS LOVE GOD AND BE SAVED? A JOURNALIST REPORTS ON FAITH

Giveaway Details | LibraryThing:

Enter to win one of 5 free copies available from LibraryThing Early Reviewers.

06/07/2024

It's one of our favourite publishing tasks: sending out review copies of new books to bloggers & newspaper/magazine writers and editors. (Let us know if we've missed you and you want to review Sarah Klassen's NEW & SELECTED POEMS and/or John Longhurst's CAN ROBOTS LOVE GOD AND BE SAVED? A JOURNALIST REPORTS ON FAITH.)

📷 Felicio Abrenica, intern from Exchange Met School

06/07/2024

We mourn the passing of theologian Jürgen Moltmann, who has died at 98. In 1983, CMBC Publications (now, CMU Press) co-published (with Institute for Mennonite Studies in Indiana) this pamphlet by Moltmann. The following year, a dialogue pamphlet of responses to Moltmann's occasional paper was released.
https://faith.yale.edu/media/in-memoriam-jurgen-moltmann-1926-2024

Both pamphlets are available on the Open Access tab of our website.
https://www.cmu.ca/cmu-press/open-access-titles

06/06/2024

This is going to be a great evening with so much lively conversation! Mark your calendars for the celebration of John Longhurst's journalism collection CAN ROBOTS LOVE GOD AND BE SAVED? Wednesday June 12, 7:00 p.m. at McNally Robinson Booksellers in Winnipeg (in person and online too).

06/06/2024

Ralph Benmergui hosted on his June 5 podcast John Longhurst, speaking on his brand-new book with CMU Press, CAN ROBOTS LOVE GOD AND BE SAVED? A JOURNALIST REPORTS ON FAITH.

"CANADA’S LAST REMAINING FAITH REPORTER REFLECTS THE PAST, AND FUTURE, OF RELIGION": find the podcast here --> https://t.ly/MG-oI

06/06/2024

Ralph Benmergui's podcast "Not That Kind of Rabbi" on 5 June features John Longhurst, speaking on his brand-new book with CMU Press, CAN ROBOTS LOVE GOD AND BE SAVED? A JOURNALIST REPORTS ON FAITH.

"CANADA’S LAST REMAINING FAITH REPORTER REFLECTS THE PAST, AND FUTURE, OF RELIGION": https://thecjn.ca/podcasts/canadas-last-remaining-faith-reporter-reflects-the-past-and-future-of-religion/

06/05/2024

Along with authors Sarah Klassen and Hildi Froese Tiessen, CMU Press is feeling the love this week at ! Thank you, book buyers!

06/05/2024

June Book Giveaway!
Enter to win a copy of John Longhurst's brand-new book,
CAN ROBOTS LOVE GOD AND BE SAVED? A JOURNALIST REPORTS ON FAITH
via the wonderful 49th Shelf website!

List of the books currently available for our giveaway draws. Enter for your chance to win one!

06/05/2024

More highlights from this past weekend's dual book launch of Sarah Klassen's New & Selected Poems AND Hildi Froese Tiessen's On Mennonite/s Writing. We're grateful to John Weier for being host of a great conversation (& you can still watch it on McNally Robinson Booksellers 's Youtube site).

06/04/2024

What a treat to have Conrad Grebel University College University of Waterloo .waterloo Professor Emerita Hildi Froese Tiessen with us on the weekend to celebrate the Winnipeg launch of her book ON MENNONITE/S WRITING!

06/04/2024

Sign up at LibraryThing now for an Early Reviewers copy of Sarah Klassen's New & Selected Poems!
See giveaway details at LibraryThing:

Enter to win one of 5 free copies available from LibraryThing Early Reviewers.

06/04/2024

"Tolerance is never enough." Listen to United Church of Canada Moderator Carmen Lansdowne's Pride Message.
CMU Press is happily and busily working on a book by Dr. Lansdowne, and we look forward to publishing it later this year!
https://youtu.be/Ej7SpHHTX1E?si=dnU-ZY21cqpZXuxf via

Our celebrations are prophetic acts of resistance. https://youtu.be/OOcAL7q2GGsOur call is to fiercely celebrate the great diversity that God loved into bein...

06/03/2024

The unboxing of new titles is one of a publisher's seriously great joys. Introducing
LYRIK 1: NEW & SELECTED POEMS
OF SARAH KLASSEN.
Available now!
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06/03/2024

Missed the June 1 Sarah Klassen & Hildi Froese Tiessen dual book launch at McNally Robinson Booksellers? The event recording is available ⤵️. . . and don't forget to pick up your copy of Sarah's New & Selected Poems and Hildi's On Mennonite/s Writing.

CMU Press presents the launch of two new books: New & Selected Poems (Lyrik Poetry Series 1) by Sarah Klassen and On Mennonite/s Writing: Selected Essays by ...

06/02/2024

So much joy today at 🌈 in Winnipeg, with other folks and many thousands of happy people.

06/01/2024

This evening, join us at Winnipeg's McNally Robinson Booksellers at 7:00 for the launch of two CMU Press books, by Sarah Klassen & Hildi Froese Tiessen. Everyone welcome!

05/31/2024

Saturday! Two books! Two authors! Join us. EVERYONE WELCOME.

05/27/2024

Posted • Why do people believe what they do? What might we learn from each other's acts of faith? Can Robots Love God and Be Saved? is a collection of two decades of columns from the Winnipeg Free Press about all kinds of religious faith. John Longhurst's journalistic reflections provoke thought and questions about faith, inviting readers to think beyond their own religions, theologies, and denominations.

Pre-Order your copy of this new title from by visiting commonword.ca/go/3904.

05/27/2024

Come celebrate the publication of John Longhurst's new book with CMU Press, CAN ROBOTS LOVE GOD AND BE SAVED? a collection of his writing for the Winnipeg Free Press over the past two decades.
When: 12 June 2024, 7:00 p.m.
Where: McNally Robinson Booksellers in Winnipeg (Grant Park location)
In person and online!

John Longhurst was the recipient of the 2021 Lieutenant-Governor's Award for the Advancement of Inter-religious Understanding in Manitoba.

05/25/2024

Have you read Dora Dueck's "Books that Trigger Joy" on 49th Shelf reads? It's great...and of course we also recommend that you pick up your copy of Dora's lovely book of personal essays RETURN STROKE: ESSAYS & MEMOIR at Winnipeg's CommonWord.
https://49thshelf.com/Blog/2023/03/30/Books-That-Trigger-Joy

05/25/2024

"Sarah Klassen’s poems movingly speak of our fears and our longings. A powerful, tender, and eloquent book." —Dennis Cooley

Coming Soon! Place your advance order at CommonWord

05/24/2024

Meet the Author! Join Sarah Klassen (launching New & Selected Poems) and Hildi Froese Tiessen (launching On Mennonite/s Writing), along with hosts John Weier and Sue Sorensen (CMU Press Director) at McNally Robinson Booksellers in Winnipeg. June 1, 7 pm. In person or online. If you can't make it, call McNally's fine staff at 204-475-0483 and they will put aside signed copies of the books for you!

05/20/2024

Winnipeg launch of Sarah Klassen's New & Selected Poems, June 1st 7:00 PM at McNally Robinson Booksellers Grant Park.

"Sarah Klassen’s poems movingly speak of our fears and our longings. A powerful,
tender, and eloquent book." - Dennis Cooley

05/17/2024

Winnipeg launch of Hildi Froese Tiessen's On Mennonite/s Writing, June 1st 7:00 PM at McNally Robinson Booksellers Grant Park.

"With 18 chapters that reflect a full 50 years of criticism, On Mennonite/s Writing is a record of a truly remarkable scholarly career." - Robert Zacharias, Editor.