{"id":1827,"date":"2025-04-28T06:35:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T06:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/?p=57443"},"modified":"2025-04-28T06:35:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T06:35:01","slug":"reform-magazine-issue-3-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/standrewsurcrustington.org.uk\/?p=1827","title":{"rendered":"Reform magazine: Issue 3\/2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Reform<\/em> gets beyond the news headlines in its latest edition, as members of an ecumenical delegation reflect on a recent visit to Israel and the West Bank. From scenes of physical devastation to centres of reconciliation, it\u2019s out of conversations with individuals, and in the blessing of a single olive tree, that shoots of hope are revealed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The question of where hope may be found also hovers uncertainly through Stephen Tomkins\u2019 interview with journalist Andrew Graystone, whose book Bleeding for Jesus<\/em> revealed the abuse by John Smyth in the Anglican-led youth organisation Titus Trust. Andrew criticises the Church\u2019s failure to respond and says there has been no improvement in caring for people who have been hurt, \u201cbecause there is no real understanding\u201d.<\/p>\n

Anniversaries are also celebrated: Susan Durber goes back 1,700 years to describe the momentous Council of Nicaea and its impact, while David Thompson recalls how the URC\u2019s hymnbook Rejoice and Sing<\/em> was created 35 years ago.<\/p>\n

Stephen Tomkins suggests \u201cthe tide has turned\u201d for a declining UK Church, thanks to more young people getting involved \u2013 young people like Jay Tynan, who writes that the URC Youth Assembly was a place she could express ideas and beliefs without judgement.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, the Old Testament\/Torah comes under scrutiny in \u201cA Good Question\u201d and the powerful TV series Adolescence<\/em> gets an in-depth Reform<\/em> analysis.<\/p>\n

The Issue 3\/2025 edition of Reform<\/em> is out now!<\/p>\n

Subscribe to <\/strong>Reform<\/strong><\/em><\/a> digitally or in print. For any queries, please email the Reform<\/em> team<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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