John Cameron’s remarkable sweep of kirk and moral issues gets a second airing. It covers his long years of ministry in the Church of Scotland and his Book Reviews over the years on View from Earth.
We have on the feast of St Francis, three books on Pope Francis’ favourite topic of mercy, or should it be compassion, to give full weight in English to what he means.
Tributes have abounded to the former Church of Scotland minister and university chaplain, William Murdoch, who died after falling from a helicopter winch in a failed rescue bid. Also to the former principal of New College, Dr Ruth Page, who earned a massive reputation as a theologian inside and outside the kirk.
Pope Francis has returned to Rome after a stunningly successful visit to Cuba, the United States and the United Nations, and is now preparing for this month’s Synod on the Family. He challenged politicians and church people alike to have greater compassion for the needy.
