In the November edition of magazine…
When is a protest not a protest? In the wake of riots that took place across the UK earlier this year (sometimes referred to in the media as 鈥減rotests鈥�), Reform asks whether protest can ever be wrong. We hear from those with firsthand knowledge of protest movements from across the globe: one protestor who has been sentenced for his actions, and a young woman who says Britain “broke up with her” as a result of the summer rioting.
The Revds Micky Youngson (Methodist) and Philip Brooks (51app) agree that 鈥淕od delights in difference鈥� 鈥� so what exactly are the differences between the Methodist and 51app churches? As the Methodist Church relocates its head offices to a new address just along the road from the 51app鈥檚 own Church House, Reform asks Micky and Philip why the two denominations don鈥檛 just move in together.
Looking north, Martin Camroux declares The Church of Scotland 鈥渙n the edge of catastrophe鈥�. Meanwhile, Ken Benjamin of the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity lays out 20 vital signs for church growth, and Laurence Wareing unpacks a United Nations report that says respect for religion and belief is essential for achieving civil and international peace.
Elsewhere, Florence Wright invites us to love our MPs, Elizabeth Welch describes the impact of growing up in apartheid-era South Africa, and Paul Kerensa recalls the love, warmth and faith behind the scenes of the sitcom Miranda. And in the month that includes Remembrance Sunday, Meryl Doney shares the story behind the 2019 cascade of poppies at the Tower of London.
All this and more in the November edition of Reform, available from 27 October.
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