Reviews – September 2014

22/08/2014 | Reform

The greatest ape

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Directed by Matt Reeves Certificate 12A, 130 minutes Released on 17 July

Charlton Heston cursing humanity – “God damn you all to hell!” – at the close of the original … Read More

Editorial: A thought experiment about Worms

22/08/2014 | Reform

Stop me if you’ve heard this one, but, in 1521, Martin Luther was interrogated at the Diet of Worms, and went there knowing it would probably cost him his life. He was shown the books he had written in the … Read More

Taking sides in Gaza

22/08/2014 | Reform

Two views on the conflict

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This is an extract from the September 2014 edition of Reform.

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On the pilgrim way: “Will we never again go for a country walk?”

22/08/2014 | Reform

Sheila Maxey falls out with her body

The advice, both spiritual and secular, is: “Listen to your body.” I have been ignoring the muttering of my right knee for years, but now its screeching for attention seems to be taking … Read More

Margaret Mizen Interview: In the name of the son

27/06/2014 | Reform

Margaret Mizen talks to Stephen Tomkins about losing a son and changing the world

On Friday 9 May 2008, Jimmy Mizen celebrated his 16th birthday. The next morning, in a local Lewisham bakery with his brother, he was murdered, in … Read More

Good neighbours

27/06/2014 | Reform

The people of Lebanon had every reason to turn away the “flood” of refugees from Syria, but Christians have led the way in welcoming and caring for them. Jeremy Moodey learns from their example

How should we respond to the … Read More