Simon Jenkins: How to listen to other faiths

21/10/2013 | Reform

Every few months my doorbell rings and I see two familiar West Indian ladies, one tall, the other short, through the frosted glass. I’ve never been a fan of the JW brand, and so I decided a couple of years … Read More

Simon Jenkins: Christian pulp testimony

02/09/2013 | Reform 4

One of the first books I read after I became a teenage Christian was Run Baby Run by Nicky Cruz, a gang leader from the streets of New York in the 1960s. It had sex and drugs and rock ’n’ … Read More

Simon Jenkins: Mechanical martyrs

16/07/2013 | Reform

Even though I’ve been a Christian for several centuries (well, so it sometimes seems) I must confess I’ve never seen a saint smacking himself on the nose with a crucifix before. It happened to me last week when I went … Read More