Partners in mission

24/03/2023 | Reform

In this series, Ana Gobledale meets the URC’s partners in international mission. This month, Chen Yu-Fen

‘They treat me as though they have thrown me away from society. Branded “immigrant”, I feel the loss of identity and constant fear.’ … Read More

Reviews April 2023

24/03/2023 | Reform

Combatting spiritual wickedness

How to Blow Up a PipelineFilm by Daniel Goldhaber, Ariela Barer, Jordan Sjol, Daniel GarberCertificate 15, 103 minutesReleased 21 April

A radical film whose four makers eschew the widespread film industry notion of the film … Read More

Art in focus – April 2023

24/03/2023 | Reform

The AscensionRembrandt van Rijn, 1636Oil on canvas, in the Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany

Those readers who saw the Art in Focus page last month may notice that this painting by Rembrandt is remarkably similar in composition to Raphael’s powerful … Read More

All are welcome? Trans and non-binary

24/03/2023 | Reform

Alex Clare-Young looks at the experience of trans people in churches

I wonder what feeling genuinely welcome means to you. This month, I write about my own experiences in church as a trans, non-binary person.

Trans refers to … Read More

Editorial: What happened, in your own words?

24/03/2023 | Reform

Four students in big trouble at school. They are questioned together by the teacher, but each is clearly just repeating what the others say. So they are put in separate rooms and questioned alone. What happened, in your own … Read More

A good question: What should we do with the House of Lords?

24/03/2023 | Reform

One question, four answers

HANNAH RICH‘Reform will take work’

What should happen to the House of Lords is a recurring quandary in UK politics. Given a blank piece of paper, few of us would design a second chamber … Read More