Interview: True love

01/11/2019 | Reform

Nadia Bolz-Weber talks to Stephen Tomkins

Nadia Bolz-Weber – in her latest book, Shameless (Canterbury Press, 2019) – urges the Church to move on from traditional teachings on sexuality and stage ‘a second Reformation that turns sexual harm into sexual … Read More

Together in Hiroshima

01/11/2019 | Reform

Elizabeth Welch reports on a moving ecumenical encounter

Hiroshima. The name of this Japanese city brings to mind pictures of devastation. The memories of the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki are still strong. The Peace Memorial Park, … Read More

A good question: Are you afraid of dying?

01/11/2019 | Reform

One question, four answers

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These are extracts from an article that was published in the November 2019 edition of Reform

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Reviews – November 2019

01/11/2019 | Reform

Struggling with the gig economy

Sorry We Missed YouDirected by Ken LoachCertificate 15, 101 minutesReleased 1 November

Newcastle. In need of a job, Ricky (Kris Hitchen) signs up with the parcel delivery firm PDF as a delivery driver. His status: … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘The suicide’s anniversary has come and gone’

01/11/2019 | Reform

The first anniversary of our granddaughter Ciara’s suicide has come and gone. There was a flurry of family phone calls and texts checking our son Peter’s address and the precise date of Ciara’s death. On the actual day, we happened … Read More

Chapter & verse: Genesis 1:27-29

01/11/2019 | Reform

Helen Garton finds climate wisdom in Genesis

Half a century on this earth and I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like it. There were some troubled times in the past. In the 1970s, I remember power cuts, living by … Read More