Reviews – March 2013

20/02/2013 | Reform

The cult of Newbigin

From Crisis to Creation: Lesslie Newbigin and the Reinvention of Christian Mission Mark TB Laing Wipf & Stock (Pickwick Publications) $35

The second half of the 20th Century saw the emergence of the global ecumenical movement, … Read More

Sonia Christie – Eco-Gardener: Bidding Reform farewell

20/02/2013 | Reform

Alex was looking for inspiration with his homework: he had to design a superhero and it was fascinating how the suggestions mirrored the family’s passions:

“Spaghetti-Man?” suggested my forever-ravenous Ollie. “He could zap out pasta strings to tie up the … Read More

Community-minded: How to transform a community

20/02/2013 | Reform 2

Sometimes we find we have reached the same point as someone else, but from a different starting point and with very different motives. When that happens, we can journey along in fruitful partnership for a while, though always aware that … Read More

Single Mum: Stories I never told

20/02/2013 | Reform

I have been writing Single Mum for more than two years now; in fact, from before I was ordained. I can hardly believe how the time has hurried by. Saville, my son, was 14 when I started – and now … Read More

Editorial: Greetings from the new editor

02/02/2013 | Reform

Hello. Here is the first issue of Reform with me as editor. I’d like to welcome you to it, but it’s probably you who should be welcoming me to your magazine. That’s not so easy to arrange, when I’m the … Read More

An act of love?

24/01/2013 | Reform

Gerontologist Professor Malcolm Johnson once opposed assisted dying, but came to believe that the terminally ill should be given a choice. With two new bills in favour of euthanasia due for debate in the UK and Scottish parliaments this year, … Read More