Here & now: Helen Glasse

01/11/2019 | Reform

Helen Glasse looks back on her mental health at university

In my last week as a student in Bath, the Methodist chaplain asked me: ‘What wise words do you have from your time in Bath?’ I found myself answering very … Read More

Interview: True love

01/11/2019 | Reform

Nadia Bolz-Weber talks to Stephen Tomkins

Nadia Bolz-Weber – in her latest book, Shameless (Canterbury Press, 2019) – urges the Church to move on from traditional teachings on sexuality and stage ‘a second Reformation that turns sexual harm into sexual … Read More

Reviews – November 2019

01/11/2019 | Reform

Struggling with the gig economy

Sorry We Missed YouDirected by Ken LoachCertificate 15, 101 minutesReleased 1 November

Newcastle. In need of a job, Ricky (Kris Hitchen) signs up with the parcel delivery firm PDF as a delivery driver. His status: … Read More

Just don’t do it

01/11/2019 | Reform

Kate Mounce found sex surrounded by silence in churches, so decided to make a show about it

A Christian summer camp. Two unmarried youth leaders give The Sex Talk to a group of teenage girls. It features personal stories, matriarchal … Read More

Together in Hiroshima

01/11/2019 | Reform

Elizabeth Welch reports on a moving ecumenical encounter

Hiroshima. The name of this Japanese city brings to mind pictures of devastation. The memories of the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki are still strong. The Peace Memorial Park, … Read More

Chapter & verse: Genesis 1:27-29

01/11/2019 | Reform

Helen Garton finds climate wisdom in Genesis

Half a century on this earth and I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like it. There were some troubled times in the past. In the 1970s, I remember power cuts, living by … Read More