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- James Gregory Lecture: John Chryssavgis on “A Christian response to the ecological crisis” Watch
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- James Gregory Lecture: “Theology, Spirituality and Hope: Reimagining Mental Health” Watch
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Boys Brigade engaging with Church and Community during major sporting event
Published: Nov 02, 2015
The 8th Airdrie Boys’ Brigade report on how they engaged with their Church and their Community during this year's Rugby World Cup 2015.
Gambling: A hidden addiction
Published: Nov 12, 2014
Gambling is very much a hidden addiction which can affect all age groups and which can result in considerable emotional, mental and physical stress to the gambler and his/her significant others.
Families and the church in the 21st Century: the meaning of kinship bonds
Published: Aug 21, 2014
The changing influence of both adoption and fertility medicine on ideas of family, parenthood and kinship mean that the ways and contexts in which children are conceived and raised are evolving in new directions. The church needs to be sensitive and respond to these new developments. Family relationships within Scottish society have changed profoundly over the past few decades.
Striving Together: celebrating competitiveness in sport
Published: May 07, 2014
Sport in its many forms is enjoyed at many levels by many people in Scotland. Competitiveness in sport can draw out the best in people, but can also give rise to unworthy behaviour. So how can we enjoy sport, loving our neighbours and treating others as we would want to be treated, and still give expression to the competitive spirit?
Families and the Church in the 21st century: the meaning of kinship bonds May 2014
Published: Apr 16, 2014
The SRT Project has produced a report ‘Families and the Church in the 21st century: the meaning of kinship bonds’. This will be presented to the General Assembly in May 2014 by the Church and Society Council. The report explores issues around what it mean to be a family in 21st century Scotland.
Striving Together: celebrating competitiveness in sport May 2014
Published: Apr 16, 2014
The SRT Project has produced a report ‘Striving together: celebrating competitiveness in sport’ for presentation to the General Assembly in May 2014.