This is a gentle, sensible walk through issues that appear when infertility crushes your identity, written by two women whose infertility had different outcomes. They discuss questions of concern to Christian couples longing for a child, some of whom may have suffered miscarriages or stillbirth. The book is also meant...
Andrew Sims, CMF member and former President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and professor at Leeds, considers the question: is faith delusion? He presents the evidence concerning religion and mental health and explains why it is not. Ranging widely, he includes a chapter on the history of psychiatry that...
How does spirituality relate to ethics? Robinson's book explores this relationship using case studies. He carefully considers how spirituality and ethics can be integrated in the practice of health and social care. There are many illuminating passages, eg on the meaning of agape love and its inclusive commitment to others....
Christian Therapists' Network (CTN); Christian Nurses and Midwives (CNM) 2007 was a relatively quiet if eventful year. One key change was that CTN underwent a major change of leadership, as Zillah Whitehouse, its founder and co-ordinator for the past seven years, stepped back while many other longstanding Council members stepped...
The desire to know our roots is very strong, almost instinctive. Around the world people are seeking knowledge of their origins – ancient ancestors, forefathers of recent centuries or immediate family.We all belong to one, huge human family, yet we seem to need a sense of belonging to a certain...
The next basic media training days will be held in London on 9 and 10 November. Our experts will give tuition in handling TV and radio interviews and how best to get your message across – potentially to an audience of millions. This very worthwhile training is subsidised by CMF...
The shock announcement that international medical graduates (IMGs) now need a work permit to train or work in the NHS came in March.Years of encouraging doctors to come to the UK were suddenly ended by a statement from Health Minister Lord Warner: doctors will only be recruited to the UK...
Two media training days have been arranged for May. The first is a training day for psychiatrists on Monday 15 May when the interviews will be focusing on topics in psychiatry that tend to make the news. The second is a basic media-training day on Tuesday 16 May. Both events...
Recent events About 30 attended a Saline Solution Day especially for juniors, on Saturday 11 March in London. If you want to be better prepared for the opportunities you have to share your faith with patients, colleagues and friends then look out for future Saline events. The first Christians...
Advanced radio training is a new course being offered this autumn. Do come along if you have been to a basic media-training day or have some experience of radio broadcasts, and wish to improve your skills and use your training in radio work. The day will include handling telephone interviews,...