Art in Focus – March 2022

25/02/2022 | Reform

Black SquareKazimir MalevichOil on linen, 1915Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

A painting that is simply a black square. Really? This work by Kazimir Malevich caused an uproar when it was first shown in 1915. The plain black canvas (albeit now with a … Read More

Peer pressure

25/02/2022 | Reform

Caroline, Baroness Cox, was appointed to the House of Lords by Margaret Thatcher. She uses her position to be what she calls ‘a voice for the voiceless’, meeting and advocating for those in vulnerable parts of the world – as … Read More

The churches that make us: Maesyronnen Chapel

25/02/2022 | Reform

Continuing a series covering the breadth of churches in the URC, Reform visits Maesyronnen

Maesyronnen Chapel has many distinctions. It is the oldest Nonconformist church in Wales still in use, and among the earliest Nonconformist churches to be built there. … Read More

Facing our fears: Climate change and mental health

25/02/2022 | Reform

In the first of a series of articles looking at factors impacting on mental health, Laurence Wareing explores the scientific evidence for eco-anxiety, and how we might respond

Les and Christine Parker, environmental campaigners and guiding lights of Church by … Read More

We must stop meeting like this

25/02/2022 | Reform

John Bradbury, the General Secretary of the United Reformed Church, considers how the Church needs to change

The United Reformed Church, in 2021, began a Church life review, considering how the denomination needs to change in order to rise to … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘I think I must have that song at my funeral’

25/02/2022 | Reform

Sheila Maxey lifts her eyes to the roof

Our son came to talk through a ‘Respect’ document with us. (It stands for Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment.) One question was: ‘On the spectrum from “Keep me alive … Read More