Editorial
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.
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.
Dr Louden's successor at Greyfriars' celebrates his contribution to the Society and to the church (ecumenical).
Dr Spinks, an Anglican, introduces himself and writes about his interests.
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.
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.
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.
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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