Features
Civil partnershipsThe February issue of REFORM (printed version) contained an error in a news story entitled “Update on civil partnership legislation”. The piece said that three resolutions presented to the United Reformed Church’s Mission Council would go forward to be considered at its General Assembly in July 2012.
Hazel Southam discovers how an orphanage in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is helping its young charges to keep hope and happiness alive
Janet Lees assesses what came out of the United Reformed Churchís recently-concluded, three-year initiative to encourage local church renewal
After a year where there has been endless talk of social breakdown and a loss of values in modern Britain, Enid Robson begins 2012 looking back to years, and especially Sundays, past
Carol Andrews asks whether ideas of ‘radical welcome’ in the church will be enough to embrace one of the most marginalised groups of people in our society
David WT Brattston examines the thinking of some of the first Christians, about what meaningful unity might entail
Elizabeth Welch hails the forthcoming joint Anglican/United Reformed Church service at Westminster Abbey, and considers its significance for future cooperation between the two denominations
“Action in 2020 will be too late to keep the global temperature rise below the safe limit of 2oC”
Judy Christie offers tips for slowing right down during Advent to let the real joy of Christmas in


