Curious legacy

25/10/2013 | Reform

Sheila Brain celebrates the work of two sisters devoted to sea shells and female education

A La Ronde, on the outskirts of Exmouth, is one of the National Trust’s smallest and quirkiest properties. Built in 1796 by two wealthy spinster … Read More

Simon Jenkins: Godless places

25/10/2013 | Reform

Twitter has plenty of parody accounts, where people posing as Prince Charles or Pippa Middleton share their inappropriate thoughts. One of the most interesting at the moment is the KimKierkegaardashian account. It’s a satire on the empty celeb lifestyle of … Read More

Christian activist: We exorcised the arms fair

25/10/2013 | Reform

Symon Hill joins protestors and exorcists at Defence and Security Exhibition International

I’ve never seen police looking so confused. After clearing protesters from the road outside the London arms fair (Defence and Security Exhibition International, held from 10 to 13 … Read More

A good question: Are Christians persecuted in Britain?

25/10/2013 | Reform 1

Each month we ask one question, and get four answers. This month: Are Christians persecuted in Britain?

 

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This is an extract from the November 2013 edition of  Reform.

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On the pilgrim way: Over the hill?

25/10/2013 | Reform

Sheila Maxey’s holiday causes her to ask if she’s past it

We are spending two weeks in a canal boat on the Grand Union canal. I have approached this holiday apprehensively. Are we not past it? Is it not time … Read More

Commitment-Phobe: My first church visit

24/10/2013 | Reform

What to wear for the Methodists

In my mission to find God − in a church, any church − my first port of call is the Methodists. Why them? I could read the timetable from the pavement. This is very … Read More