A good question: Do you have to believe in the resurrection to be a Christian?

27/03/2018 | Reform 1

One question, four answers

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These are extracts from an article that was published in the April 2018 edition of  Reform

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Discovering empire

27/03/2018 | Reform

John Grundy reflects on his time with First Nations communities in Canada

I was sitting next to a fellow student at Northern College, Manchester, who was from the Democratic Republic of Congo, when he quietly said to me: ‘You do … Read More

The legacy of slavery

27/03/2018 | Reform

Alan Yates reflects on the long shadow of the slave trade and why we all need black role models

Recently, I heard an erudite black bishop lament about his schooling in England. ‘Whenever I saw a black person in a … Read More

A letter from… Taiwan

27/03/2018 | Reform

Victor Hsu reports on the struggle for justice in Taiwan

Recently, waiting staff in two different Australian restaurants were fired after they identified their nationality to employers. In the Winter Olympic Games, this country was not allowed to display its … Read More

Commitment-Phobe: All-age pitfalls

27/03/2018 | Reform

Telling the truth in all-age services

When I started going to church, other mothers were always asking me if I wanted to volunteer for kids’ church. I always said: ‘No, not for me,’ for so many reasons.

Firstly, I didn’t … Read More

Jumble sales of the apocalypse: The curious history of the Creed

27/03/2018 | Reform

Simon Jenkins tells the curious history of the Creed

Every Sunday morning after the sermon, congregations in many churches get the chance to answer back. As the preacher sinks exhausted into his or her pew, congregants stand and turn their … Read More