Art in focus: December 2019/January 2020

27/12/2019 | Reform

Journey of the Magi (detail) Basilica Sant’Apollinare Nuovo, mosaic

Did you send a Christmas card featuring three kings, with crowns, riding on camels against a night sky in which a special star is glinting? Lots of people did. But because … Read More

Interview: March for progress

22/11/2019 | Reform

Kumi Naidoo, Secretary General of Amnesty International, talks to Stephen Tomkins

Since he took a lead in high school boycotts in apartheid South Africa at the age of 15, Kumi Naidoo has lived a life of activism and nonviolent direct … Read More

A good question: What do you make of the virgin birth?

22/11/2019 | Reform

One question, four answers

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These are extracts from an article that was published in the December 2019/January 2020 edition of Reform

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Voices from the Holy Land

22/11/2019 | Reform

In 2016, the United Reformed Church agreed to further its work in connection with Israel/Palestine, promoting awareness, prayer and solidarity. As part of this commitment, a team of 22 URC representatives went on a ten-day educational visit to Israel and … Read More

Little Hulton’s Christmas prayer

22/11/2019 | Reform

A church building project in Salford has kept a community dream alive, Charissa King discovers

When two of the oldest churches in Little Hulton decided to formally join, in November 2014, they dreamt of a purpose-built space. A new, light-filled, … Read More

Watch and talk

22/11/2019 | Reform

Films of all kinds can be good for provoking discussion, whether you take a group to the cinema or watch at home. Jeremy Clarke recommends recent and forthcoming releases to get people talking

New and forthcomingIn The Two Popes (cert … Read More