Volume 50 2015

A brief review of the periodical publications of the Church Service Society, out of which “The Record” was born, and a summary of the contents of the present volume, which marks the events of the Society’s 150th anniversary.

This article is based on Professor Spinks’ Sesquicentennial Lecture to the Society delivered on 17th October 2015 in New College, Edinburgh. In it, he offers a new perspective on the dramatic changes brought about in patterns of worship in Scottish Presbyterian Church life in the nineteenth-century. ‘Devolution’ and ‘evolution’ are the key terms here. After… Read More

Full details are given of the proceedings which marked the 150th anniversary of the Society.

Full details are given of the proceedings which marked the 150th anniversary of the Society.

Full details are given of the proceedings which marked the 150th anniversary of the Society.

Full details are given of the proceedings which marked the 150th anniversary of the Society.

James C. Stewart offers reflections on the recent history of the Society and the changes in liturgical practice it has witnessed and contributed to, through the lens of its various publications.

A summary of recent publications from around the world on the theme of worship.

A tribute to Susan Wilson, production manager of The Record.

A reflection on the events which made up the anniversary year and beyond.