New & Noteworthy: ‘Saint Omer,’ Christian Climate Care, and More

Three culture recommendations from our editors.

Kayije Kagame plays as Rama in the film ‘Saint Omer.’ She is a Black woman with box braids wearing a creased linen olive-green v-neck dress. She sits in the pews of a court with a crowd of people blurred in the background.
From Saint Omer

Humanizing the Harrowing

The French film Saint Omer follows the trial of a Senegalese woman accused of murdering her child. The docudrama is a condemnation of the criminal legal system, and a reminder that no one is the totality of the worst thing they’ve done.
Les Films du Losange

Mystic Wisdom

In What Makes You Come Alive: A Spiritual Walk with Howard Thurman, author Lerita Coleman Brown highlights key virtues of the late theologian’s life—namely the importance of silence and contemplation — and teaches readers how to adopt those same practices.
Broadleaf Books

A Call to (Climate) Change

Climate activist Kyle Meyaard-Schaap knows that many young Christians want to combat climate change but don’t know where to begin. In Following Jesus in a Warming World: A Christian Call to Climate Action, he offers a starting point by infusing creation care tips with theological reflections.
InterVarsity Press

This appears in the May 2023 issue of Sojourners