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

Editorial: Winners and losers

26/05/2015 | Reform

Elections, like battles, are lost and won – you’d be hard pressed in either case to think of one which resulted in a draw. But elections rarely involve so much winning and losing as ours in May.

The SNP increased … Read More

Jumble sales of the apocalypse: When prayer goes wrong

24/04/2015 | Reform

“This building is prayer conditioned,” reads the sign outside Ryde Methodist Church, on the Isle of Wight. “God answers knee-mail,” says the sign recommending Vinings United Methodist in Atlanta, Georgia. What is it about prayer (and church signs) that makes … Read More

Cow power

24/04/2015 | Reform

Christian Aid turns 70 this year. To mark Christian Aid Week (from 10 to 16 May) Joe Ware reports on how one cow can transform the lives of women in Ethiopia and change both communities and culture

Sat on a … Read More

Chapter and verse: John 1:15

24/04/2015 | Reform

“Trinity affirms that Jesus is our window into the heart of God. But where’s the Easter story in that?”

Trinity Sunday 2015 takes place on 31 May; preachers who have not been able to avoid this particular Sunday will be … Read More

Medicine in the moral maze

24/04/2015 | Reform

Britain became the first country to legalise “three-parent babies” this year, despite the opposition of some Christians. A breakthrough against disease, or a breakdown in modern values? John Bryant weighs up the issues

Is medical science taking us on a … Read More