Reviews – June 2014

27/05/2014 | Reform

Questions are not enough

Transcendence Directed by Wally Pfister Certificate 12A, 119 minutes Released on 25 April

Sitting recently with a distinguished elderly couple who had just faced the possibility of imminent death, I was struck by how often older … Read More

Is Britain a Christian country?

27/05/2014 | Reform

David Cameron says yes; atheist activists disagree. Nick Spencer keeps score

How is it possible for two words to be interpreted so very differently?

David Cameron thinks Britain is still a “Christian country”. And a … bunch? gang? posse? What … Read More

Life on The Edge

27/05/2014 | Reform

Stan Hazell reports from a pioneering youth project in Bradford

The organisers of a youth project in Bradford named it The Edge, because that is where the youngsters they work with find themselves on the Holme Wood estate, which is … Read More

A canal calling

27/05/2014 | Reform

Richard Alford on the work of a waterways chaplain

They say Birmingham has more canals than Venice. I can only cover a small area, but once a week I walk the towpath, talking to people and helping where needed.

Last … Read More

A chance to serve

27/05/2014 | Reform

What opportunities are there for young people to engage in Christian service whilst on a gap year or holiday, in the UK or overseas? David Cruchley and Stephen Tomkins report on programmes run by the Council for World Mission and … Read More

A letter from… Konso, Ethiopia

27/05/2014 | Reform

I’m very fortunate that where I grew up is a very green area of Ethiopia – we had rain. My family are small-scale farmers and grow all kinds of cereal crops and peas, and also keep sheep, goats, horses and … Read More