Editorials – Kay Parris
If adults in the West are addicted to consumerism – the “drug of an unjust society”, what hope is there for our children?
REFORM will be one of many magazines publishing messages of resurrection hope for Easter. Doing so in the midst of reports of the appalling scale of suffering and loss of life in Japan (as well of the stamping out of rebellion and hope in Libya) lends the task a sense of surrealism at best
What wouldn’t the protagonist Anodos in George MacDonald’s fairy tale Phantastes, or indeed Charles Dickens’ Scrooge, do to shake themselves free of those oppressive figures that haunt and darken all their experiences?
‘In some ways, the difficulties we at REFORM experience in wishing to please very different constituencies among our readership reflect the ongoing struggles of the United Reformed Church to forge its path for the future’
‘Christian influence remains far-reaching today, alongside a multitude of other influences, in innumerable shades and guises, amid the rich tapestry of 21st century living’
The astonishing, inspiring events in Chile showed what humanity is capable of when ingenuity, courage, dedication, love, unity and faith come together
Stephen Hawking’s new book, The Grand Design (Bantam Press), which created a buzz of media excitement in September, expresses the view that “the universe didn’t need a God to begin”. Yet this is not the first time our most famous living physicist has made such a suggestion.
Like many parents with religious affiliations I have been anxiously following the various faith school debates for some years. Even now, with a child about to start secondary school, I have not arrived at a clear position on the issue.
A long, slow summer of cricket will stretch ahead of us for weeks after World Cup fever has subsided. Can there be a more relaxed large-scale gathering than a crowd at a cricket match on a sunny day?
‘What does consensus between political parties really mean?’
