Reviews – October 2015

25/09/2015 | Reform

Meet the Fathers

Who Were the Church Fathers?: From Clement 
of Rome to Gregory the Great Marcellino D’Ambrosio SPCK £12.99

If your knowledge of the early Church Fathers is a little hazy and sketchy – as mine was until I … Read More

Reviews – September 2015

28/08/2015 | Reform

Guide to finding balance

Refuel: How to balance work, life, faith and
 church – without burning out Kate Middleton Darton, Longman and Todd £9.99

Christians are not immune from stress. In fact, says Middleton, Christians may have extra pressures because, … Read More

Reviews – July/August 2015

26/06/2015 | Reform

What does it mean to be human?

Being Human: How to become the person
you were meant to be Steve Chalke Hodder & Stoughton £12.99

Steve Chalke’s new book is something of a muddle – part spiritual journal, part … Read More

Reviews – June 2015

26/05/2015 | Reform

Kingdom come?

Light Shining in Buckinghamshire Written by Caryl Churchill Lyttelton Theatre, London Until 22 June

Caryl Churchill’s Light shining in Buckinghamshire was first produced in 1976. I wonder if each generation finds things in it that … Read More

Reviews – May 2015

24/04/2015 | Reform

Spotlight on society

Together for the Common Good: Towards a
 national conversation Edited by Nicholas Sagovsky and Peter McGrail SCM Press £25

The “common good” is perhaps the holy grail of political and social policy. The latest quest, building on … Read More

Reviews – April 2015

21/04/2015 | Reform

Rain of terror

The Ark Written by Tony Jordan BBC One, broadcast 30 March, 90 minutes

Noah looks in silence over a post-diluvian landscape, fingers the dry ground and surveys the remaining pools of floodwater on the barren land. Then, … Read More