Reviews – July/August 2016

06/07/2016 | Reform

Sing a new song – to an old tune

Songs to Shake Us Up John Campbell Kevin Mayhew £29.99 (ringbound) ISBN: 9781848678231

Throughout 22 years ministering in urban multicultural settings, John Campbell has written hymns … Read More

Reviews – June 2016

27/05/2016 | Reform

Dying to self

Embrace of the Serpent Directed by Ciro Guerra Certificate 12A, 125 minutes Released 10 June

When a film picks up quotes calling it “transcendent” and a “religious experience”, Christians will want to know whether it lives up … Read More

Reviews – May 2016

22/04/2016 | Reform

Harrowing vision of
 the Holocaust

Son of Saul Directed by László Nemes Certificate 15, 107 minutes Released 29 April

Knowing its subject matter in advance doesn’t prepare the viewer for just how difficult this movie is going to be to … Read More

Reviews – April 2016

27/03/2016 | Reform

A grim tale

The Club Directed by Pablo Larraín Certificate 18, 98 minutes, Spanish language Released on 25 March 2016

Four Catholic priests and a nun are holed up in a house in a remote fishing village … Read More

Reviews – March 2016

23/02/2016 | Reform

Paul through fresh eyes

Meeting God in Paul Rowan Williams SPCK £8.99 ISBN: 9780281073399

 

 

I have not often found a book on theology to be a genuine page turner, difficult to put down. I … Read More

Reviews – February 2016

22/01/2016 | Reform

A tale of many walls

 

Belfast: Toward a city without walls Vicky Cosstick Colourpoint Books £15 ISBN: 9781780730721

 

 

The Berlin Wall came down in 1989 but one UK city – Belfast – has almost … Read More