Isaac Watts at 350

29/01/2025 | Reform

Joan McGavin looks at how the hymnwriter’s place of birth marked his 350th throughout last year

Last year was the 350th anniversary of the birth of Isaac Watts in Southampton, and a number of events, long in the planning, took … Read More

The Changed Heart of the General Secretary

27/11/2024 | Reform

Victoria Turner considers Bernard Thorogood and the restructuring of the Council for World Mission

There are big benefits to studying recent history. You can see, very clearly, the present-day consequences of the decisions made in the time that you’re studying. … Read More

Healing the nation

27/11/2024 | Reform

Francis Collins led the US response to the Covid pandemic. Now, he tells Stephen Tomkins, he is searching for the cure for polarisation

Francis Collins is one of America’s leading public scientists. He led the Human Genome Project, the largest … Read More

Reform’s Christmas Charity Guide

27/11/2024 | Reform

The gift of giving offers meaning and focus to a bright and busy season – but who to, and how much? Reform is here to help you decide Church Urban Fund

When Colin lost his father, he also lost his … Read More

The Word in pictures

27/11/2024 | Reform

Sal Bateman explores photography as a way to think about God

The artist Banksy is a master of the art of juxtaposition. The first image here, juxtaposing the dove of peace with the bulletproof vest, is poignant, sited as it … Read More

Community Project Awards: When I needed a neighbour

27/11/2024 | Reform

Everyone wins when church and community work with each other, Laurence Wareing finds

As well as the winners of the URC’s 2024 Community Project Awards (profiled in the last three issues of Reform), three other projects also benefited from a … Read More