Reviews – April 2019

01/04/2019 | Reform

Painting to grasp God

At Eternity’s GateDirected by Julian SchnabelCertificate 12a, 111 minutesReleased 29 March

It’s quite a feat for a well-known actor with a well-known face to transform themselves into a cultural icon so thoroughly that you forget the … Read More

Interview: A long way to go

01/04/2019 | Reform

Justin Butcher, actor, writer and social activist, talks to Stephen Tomkins

In 2017, Justin Butcher walked to Jerusalem. Setting off from Trafalgar Square in London on 10 June, he arrived 20 weeks later on 2 November.

The walk was … Read More

Editorial: The complacent stand condemned

01/04/2019 | Reform

Sometimes, seeing your children in action can take you back to your younger days. What mine did last week took me back to the 18th century.

The story of the abolition of the slave trade and of slavery itself … Read More

Quakers

29/03/2019 | Reform

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Art in focus: March 2019

27/03/2019 | Reform

PalimpsestDoris Salcedo

Then the Lord said to Cain: ‘Where is your brother Abel?’ He said: ‘I do not know; am I my brother’s keeper?’ And the Lord said: ‘What have you done? Listen; your brother’s blood is crying out to … Read More

Art in focus: February 2019

28/02/2019 | Reform

Landscape VesselHilary Mayo

‘Never ending lava fields, icebergs beached on black volcanic sand, geothermal springs and steaming rivers, snowy peaks and glacial lagoons.’ Ceramic artist Hilary Mayo describes the stunning landscape on a visit to Iceland.

People often ask … Read More