Here is a great interview with Nicholas Wolterstorff.
Haiti
How do you rebuild a city? Here are eight perspectives, in common many share a grassroots approach.
Paul Farmer and Partners in Health have long emphasized building public institutions in Haiti. Tracy Kidder’s biography of Farmer, Mountains Beyond Mountains, is very much worth reading, for this moment and on this MLK day.
For coverage, the New York Times has been extraordinary, not least the photography of Damon Winter.
Yet no words, just tears and prayers…
China’s Cities Keep Expanding
From the Financial Times, here is a photo essay that updates us on the ongoing urbanization of China.
East Harlem Housing and Globalization
Here is what can happen when global speculation buys housing in East Harlem.
Triumph of a Dreamer
Nicholas Kristof has an op-ed in yesterday’s New York Times called “Triumph of a Dreamer.” It tells the inspiring story of Tererai Trent and her journey from Zimbabwe to a PhD in the United States. Part of the story is also the connections to Christians that have been part of her journey. I am also reminded of a larger social context and the voice of Emmanuel Katongole.
African Christianity – Pieces From a Documentary Film Project by James Ault
James Ault is putting together a remarkable documentary film project on African Christianity. Here is a link for some pieces of this project, including interviews with Andrew Walls and Kwame Bediako.
Families
From Foreign Policy comes a series of photographs on families living in challenging urban contexts.
