Editorial: The Re-Ordering of French Roman Catholic Churches
Changes to French church buildings following Vatican II as noted by the editor in his travels. The church of the Taize Community is included.
Volume 24 Spring 1991
The Main Themes of Alexander Whyte
Reprint of an article in the Evangelical Quarterly 1955. It reveals the pervasiveness in Whyte's preaching of the subject of sin, and of specific sins. He was criticised by contemporaries for an over-emphasis on this area and for falling into the trap of preaching justification by works which did not allow for 'real peace'. The relationship of justification to sanctification is explored and the place of prayer.
“From the Archives” (May 1938-1939)
An extract from the Annual of 1938-89 betraying anxiety about Irish immigration.
The Layman who cannot get anywhere and the Parson who does not know where he is going
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.
Moderator!
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.
“From the Archives” (May 1948)
The Master of Music of St Giles' Cathedral selects a passage from the Annual of 1948 which
Book Review
Songs of the World Church: Volume 1, Wild Goose Publications