A bigger embrace

24/10/2014 | Reform 1

Steve Chalke talks to Stephen Tomkins about faith and works

As a young Christian, Steve Chalke was turned down twice for Bible college. Today, his church and its local projects employ 82 people, while the charity he founded, Oasis – … Read More

Who is my electronic neighbour?

24/10/2014 | Reform

Has the age of the internet changed the answer to the Gospel’s famous question? asks Jill Segger

A trick question, an attempt at entrapment, a Socratic answer and a story which has been read and pondered for 2,000 years. The … Read More

Jumble sales of the apocalypse: Shopping for relics

24/10/2014 | Reform

Simon Jenkins goes window shopping for relics

I visited Rome a few years ago, just after Papa Benny got the top job. Despairing of the gargantuan queue for the Sistine Chapel, I descended instead into the bowels of St Peter’s, … Read More

Niall Cooper: What price a home?

24/10/2014 | Reform

The insanity of the housing market

What price do we put on everyone having access to a home? According to the late Pope John Paul II: “A house is much more than a simple roof over one’s head. The place … Read More

Chapter and Verse: Matthew 20:1-16

24/10/2014 | Reform

Lawrence Moore explores a parable of pay and generosity

Generosity is good in very small, occasional doses, or when we’re its recipient. Otherwise, it’s against the rules: It’s unfair, indecent and undermines the good ordering of society. And if it … Read More

Christian Activist: A step forward

24/10/2014 | Reform

Joe Ware reports from the largest climate march ever

Being a Christian activist is not about the glory; it’s usually a thankless and sometimes lonely activity, made up of letter writing, organising and being a righteous pain in the arse. … Read More