The Lecture given at the Annual Meeting of the Society, 1969, by Professor A Raymond George, MA, BD, Richmond College, University of London
Raymond George seeks to establish those elements within the context of Eucharistic worship that relate specifically to the particular historical events recorded in Scripture and, as a consequence; what relationship the act of worship has to those events so recorded. George provides an extended treatment of the Apostolic Tradition of Hippolytus and related texts as… Read More
The Rev T H Scott, Chaplain, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
T H Scott seeks to provide a simple, but comprehensive, approach to prayer that would allow for the participation of the people of God in a service of prayer.
The Rev R Stuart Louden, TD, DD, Edinburgh: Greyfriars
R Stuart Louden examines the language through which worship has traditionally been expressed within the Church of Scotland and concludes that it has become archaic and, as a consequence, unsuited to the contemporary situation of the Church. He finds that the language of the Book of Common Order (1564) has bequeathed to us a legacy… Read More
The Rev Peter M Gordon, MA, BD, Minister of the Parish
Peter M Gordon provides a brief account of the history of Brechin Cathedral alongside an illustrated description of the Cathedral.
The Rev J B Torrance, MA, BD, Lecturer in Divinity and Dogmatics, New College, University of Edinburgh
J B Torrance offers a comprehensive theology of worship which focuses up on the High Priestly ministry of Jesus Christ who calls the people of God to be a royal priesthood, whereby we identify with Christ and participate in the ministry of intercession and offer spiritual sacrifices. Within this approach; Jesus is identified as ‘the… Read More
Service from the World Council of Churches Meeting at Uppsala, Sweden, 1968
Service from the World Council of Churches Meeting at Uppsala, Sweden, 1968
The Rev J M M Francis, MA, BD, STM, Assistant Minister, Glenrothes, St Columba’s
J M M Francis contends that, in an increasingly secular age, the integrity of our celebration of Christmas is challenged insofar as the relationship between many traditional carols and the Gospel narratives in Matthew and Luke is problematic. Equally, the problematic character of the doctrine of the Virgin Birth presents an acute theological difficulty, which… Read More
The Rev John A Lamb, Ph D, DD, Edinburgh, Hon President
John A Lamb offers a review of liturgical publications which is ecumenical in character.
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