Ukraine: A country always on the edge

27/03/2014 | Reform

Meic Pearse considers what Ukraine’s past tells us about the present and future

Few countries illustrate better the “clash of civilisations” thesis of the late great Professor Samuel Huntington than does Ukraine. Indeed, its very name means “borderland”. According to … Read More

A radical unwelcome

27/03/2014 | Reform

Fleur Houston fears letting in the Immigration Bill

The Immigration Bill is designed, the government says, to “create a really hostile environment” for people who do not have a legal right to be in the UK. In fact, it creates … Read More

Resurrection in the margins

27/03/2014 | Reform

Why does the risen Christ insist on leading his followers back 
to Galilee? Andrew Mayes investigates

Mark’s Gospel has the most enigmatic ending – the risen Christ does not appear in the Gospel at all. Instead, coming to the tomb … Read More

Map-reading 
for pilgrims

27/03/2014 | Reform

Navigating this world is hard enough, let alone the next. Chris Avis asks directions

Give me a map and I’m lost. In my experience, the simple printed route of A to B on paper soon conspires to traverse the whole … Read More

Theology to suit you

27/03/2014 | Reform

From bitesize chunks to practical qualifications and degrees, there’s a theological course out there for you, and you can do it wherever you are

What do a convict serving a 15-year sentence in Texas, the controller of BBC Parliament and a … Read More

Chapter & verse: John 18:25-27

27/03/2014 | Reform

Meanwhile, as Simon Peter stood warming himself, he was asked: “Are you another of his disciples?” But he denied it: “I am not,” he said. One of the high priest’s servants, a relation of the man whose ear Peter had … Read More