Issues & Inspirations
A social, political and economic perspective on the history of Lowland Scotland through one family's story. They were 'both bystanders and participants in wars, religious conflicts and huge economic and social developments, and in changing class and gender roles.' Pertinent to the current debate about Scotland’s relationship in and to the United Kingdom and in the aftermath of Brexit.
Issues & Inspirations
A book of personal stories exploring how Iona Community members live out the commitment to justice, peace and wholeness which is part of the community Rule. It tells of extraordinary actions from ordinary folk as they campaign, offer hospitality and stand alongside those on the margins of society.
In 2004, the Iona Community became concerned that many of those who could bear witness to its early days were by then in their 70s or 80s. As a result, they commissioned an oral history project, so that their testimonies would not be lost. This book is based on the recordings of their stories.
A series of reflections on living by the Rule of the Iona Community, exploring its history, inner life and public witness.
A true and shocking story of a juvenile locked up in an adult prison that raises many public issues concerning penal affairs, after-care, rehabilitation and delinquency.
First published in 1951, this book had its origin in a discussion as to whether the prime determining factor in human social relations is economic, as claimed by the Marxist world, and acted on implicitly by most of the rest of the world. Ralph Morton therefore begins with a study of the teaching of the Bible on economic and social life.