A good question: Can war be just?

27/01/2014 | Reform

Each month we ask one question and get four answers.
 This month: Can war be just?

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This is an extract from the February 2014 edition of Reform.

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Shaking Hands

27/01/2014 | Reform

A poem by Pádraig Ó Tuama

27ú lá Meitheamh, 2012

Because what’s the alternative? Because of courage. Because of loved ones lost. Because no more. Because it’s a small thing; shaking hands; it happens every day. Because I heard of one man … Read More

Introducing… Calvin

27/01/2014 | Reform

In a new occasional feature, a contemporary writer introduces a classic thinker. First: Tony Lane on John Calvin

John Calvin was a second-generation reformer. He was born in 1509 at Noyon, in northern France, and in the early 1530s was … Read More

A refreshing stream

27/01/2014 | Reform

On the 40th anniversary of the United Reformed Church’s renewal group, Brian Harley reflects on the contribution of evangelical

When I was a boy in the 1960s, the charismatic renewal was bringing fresh life to many parts of the UK … Read More

The Continuity Garden

21/01/2014 | Reform

A garden can give us more help dealing with death than theological wishful thinking, finds Ian Fosten

For more than 30 years I have carried out countless bereavement visits and funerals as part of my pastoral ministry. I have been … Read More

A good question: What is Christmas for?

22/12/2013 | Reform

Each month we ask one question, and get four answers. This month: What’s the point of Christmas?

 

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This article featured in the December 2013/January 2014 edition of Reform.

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