Social Issues
The stories behind the names
FLORENCE BOYLE.
In this, the centenary year of the Armistice, a resident of the village of Old Kilpatrick traced the stories behind the names on her local war memorial. Continue reading
From the Firth of Forth to the Indian Ocean
HONOR HANIA and ALISON CLARK
As summer holiday cruises become increasingly popular, two Open House contributors highlight the changing role of the church’s ministry to seafarers. Honor looks at its history, and Alison at one chaplain’s journey from the Firth of Forth to the Indian Ocean. Continue reading
Letter from America: The cult of the gun
MICHAEL L O’NEILL
April 4th was the 50th anniversary of the assassination, by shotgun, of Martin Luther King Jr in Memphis, Tennessee, and June 6th will be the 50th anniversary of Robert F (Bobby) Kennedy’s assassination, by hand gun, in Los Angeles, California. Continue reading
A Chink of Light?
TOM DEVINE.
Scotland’s best known historian reflects on the possibility that Brexit may not happen. Continue reading
