Journals
An extract from the Annual of 1938-89 betraying anxiety about Irish immigration.
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 “From the Archives” (May 1938-1939) | 258.53 KB |
Some reflections on the residue of the Victorian church in the present day. In the writer's view we have kept the programme but not the passion of the previous age. In a church more minister-dominated than ever, the attempt to empower 'lay' people is not being allowed to develop.
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| The Layman who cannot get anywhere and the Parson who does not know where he is going | 4.46 MB |
The role of the Moderator of a court of the church is discussed and it is argued that the opening worship be either dropped or reconfigured.
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| Moderator! | 1.74 MB |
The Master of Music of St Giles' Cathedral selects a passage from the Annual of 1948 which
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| “From the Archives” (May 1948) | 350.42 KB |
Songs of the World Church: Volume 1, Wild Goose Publications
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| Book Review | 528.44 KB |
A description of a packed concert by the band Runrig in North Uist as if it were a liturgical event, and drawing lessons for Sunday worship in our churches.
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| Editorial | 1.04 MB |
Dr Louden's successor at Greyfriars' celebrates his contribution to the Society and to the church (ecumenical).
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| Tribute: Rev Dr Stuart Louden | 749.78 KB |
Dr Spinks, an Anglican, introduces himself and writes about his interests.
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| From the new Vice-President | 1.03 MB |
The Secretary of the Panel on Worship and of its Liturgical Committee outlines the aims, principles, influences, and contents of the forthcoming new edition of Common Order, discussing matters such as language, lectionary, and 'free' versus written prayers.
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| The new Book of Common Order - A Narrative | 4.3 MB |
The Curriculum Officer of the Church of Scotland's Department of Education, noting that the forms of Christianity young people reject is an expression of a deficient form of spirituality. He proposes that a truly Christian spirituality should be a) incarnational (concerned with all forms of human existence, b) redemptive (bringing freedom), and c) oriented towards the Kingdom of God.
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| The Church’s Role in the Spiritual Development of Young People | 1.41 MB |
An exploration of spirituality as it may be found in the Scout movement. It is seen as beyond particular church expressions, embracing other faiths, drawing from characteristic Scout practices such as tracking. It may be expressed through: discipline, brotherhood, conservation, tolerance and worship.
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| Discovering the Spiritual | 1.9 MB |
A sermon preached at the tercentenary and the refurbishment of the Canongate church building. Many writers are called upon to celebrate the striking appearance of the remodelled interior.
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| Happy? In God’s House? | 1.05 MB |
No author specified
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| Abstract of Accounts (17.v.90-20.v.91) | 545.03 KB |