Hope TV

27/02/2017 | Reform

Christian broadcasters in the Middle East are responding to violence with a message of hope and forgiveness

‘I’m sick of blood,’ an Istanbul nightclub owner told Turkey’s Hurriyet newspaper after a terrorist gunned down 39 partygoers on New Year’s Eve. … Read More

Niall Cooper: How to meet the reality of poverty

27/02/2017 | Reform

When you think about poverty, who do you think about? Poverty is not an abstract concept – something affecting people far away. But for some reason, we struggle to ‘see’ poverty close to home.

Fiction has a certain power. The … Read More

Jumble sales of the apocalypse: Jesus, Mary and motors

27/02/2017 | Reform

Simon Jenkins reflects on our love affair with Jesus, Mary and motors

I found a ‘Jesus space’ the other day while I was circling the soulless car park of my local B&Q. This is something to celebrate, because a Jesus … Read More

Reviews – March 2017

27/02/2017 | Reform

Meet our radical forebears

The Leveller Revolution John Rees Verso £25 (hardback) ISBN: 9781784783884

 

Historians have long debated the significance of the Levellers’ contribution to the English revolution. In this meticulous, thoroughly researched book (it has grown out … Read More

20 Questions: Philip Yancey

27/02/2017 | Reform

Author Phlip Yancey gives 20 answers

Are things getting better or worse? Be serious: Syria, Brexit, the Middle East, North Korea, Donald Trump. Would anyone answer ‘better’?

Where would you like your mortal remains to go? Long ago, when we … Read More

On the pilgrim way

23/02/2017 | Reform

Sheila Maxey does battle with low spirits

Every year, during the early months of the year, I find myself struggling with low spirits. This year, irritated with myself, I decided to try to do battle with those low spirits. I … Read More