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Will the Future Have a Church?

Will the Future Have a Church?

The Very Rev Dr James Simpson believes church history is a powerful reminder that the Kirk’s apparent death spiral could once again become a rising phoenix.

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Looking Back: Schweitzer Film at Edinburgh Festival

Looking Back: Schweitzer Film at Edinburgh Festival

Looking back to September 1957 and the premiere of a film at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

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Looking Back: The Opening of the Forth Road Bridge

Looking Back: The Opening of the Forth Road Bridge

As the Queensferry Crossing, the new road bridge over the Forth, is opened today by the Queen and blessed by the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Life and Work has dipped into the archives and found the opening of the first road bridge on the cover of the October 1964 issue. 

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