Social Issues
Being human in the coronavirus era
DUNCAN MACLAREN
A Scot who spent his life working in international development reflects on the impact of the coronavirus on our humanity. Continue readingDisappearing icebergs: Scotland and sectarianism
MICHAEL ROSIE
An Edinburgh academic examines the evidence for sectarianism in Scotland. Continue readingA life less ordinary
Lynn Jolly
I share with many readers of Open House a long association with the subject of this interview. Mine goes back to an early appreciation of social justice as inherent to the gospel. I credit him with first alerting me to that compelling truth over 30 years ago. In light of that, subjecting both of us to the Open House interview process was unlikely to be a relaxed affair, loaded as it was with a mix of remembered youth (mine) and taciturn reserve (his). Experience told me to keep the questions focused and not to expect wide-ranging discourse. Since the subject on this occasion was 'himself' I further expected to be in and out in five so what follows was no small feat. Continue readingOpening hearts and minds
DUNCAN MACLAREN
The former director of SCIAF addressed the issue of attitudes to refugees and asylum seekers at service in Glasgow Cathedral on 13th January, the feast of St Mungo, as part of the city’s annual St Mungo Festival. Continue reading