Which ecumenical Christian community was founded by the Scottish clergyman Reverend George MacLeod in 1938?
"the Austrian section of the International Fellowship of Reconciliation (Ger: ""Internationaler Versöhnungsbund"") and Pax Christi Austria. EAPPI has received financial support from the city of Linz, the Benedictine Order of Melk, the Diocese of St. Pölten, private donors and various local parishes. In Britain and Ireland, EAPPI is managed by Quaker Peace and Social Witness on behalf of an ecumenical group that promotes the programme. In this broad ecumenical group are the Baptist Union of Great Britain, CAFOD, Christian Aid, Church of Scotland, Church Mission Society, Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, Iona Community, Methodist Church, Pax Christi UK, Scottish"
"impressive numbers of new worshippers. The Iona Community was born out of MacLeod's pastoral experience and missionary concerns. 1937-39 saw the Scottish churches collaborate in their own version of the ""Recall to Religion"" first promoted by archbishop of Canterbury Cosmo Gordon Lang who commended the way the ""Recall"" was taken up in Scotland. George MacLeod was one of twelve Ministerial Evangelists acknowledged by the General Assembly of 1938 to support the Recall. By 1939 it was possible to speak of a socially-aware ""new evangelism"" being practiced: ""The development has been away from the large meeting and toward more intensive work"
"is now protected as a category B listed building. Because of its size and association with Gaeldom and the Gaelic language it is also popularly known as the Highland Cathedral. Past ministers have included two former Moderators of the General Assembly: the Very Rev Dr Norman Macleod (Caraid nan Gaidheal) (minister 1835-1862) in 1836; and the Very Reverend Dr Alexander MacDonald (minister 1929-1954) in 1948. St Columba Church of Scotland, Glasgow The Church of Scotland congregation of St Columba in Glasgow dates back to 1770. It was established to cater for the spiritual needs of the large number of Gaelic"
"the Military Cross (MC) and the French Croix de Guerre for bravery. His experience of this total war profoundly affected MacLeod, leading him to train for the ministry. He studied divinity at the University of Edinburgh, followed by a year at Union Theological Seminary, New York City (1921-1922). Upon return to Scotland he was invited to become Assistant at St Giles' Cathedral. During this period he became increasingly concerned over the issue of social inequality in Scotland. In 1924 he was ordained as a Church of Scotland minister, to be Padre of Toc H (Talbot House) in Scotland. Such non-parochial"
"Metropolitan Community Church of Edinburgh The Metropolitan Community Church Edinburgh (Holy Trinity Metropolitan Community Church) met as a congregation of Metropolitan Community Church from 1995 to 2009. The church has now ceased worshipping independently and has merged with Augustine United Church. Metropolitan Community Church is a worldwide Christian denomination founded in 1968 to have a special, affirming ministry with the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. On 17 June 1995, the first ever Pride Scotland March and Festival was held in Edinburgh. Rev Jim McManus (then Pastoral Team member of MCC Newcastle and Rev Roy Beaney (then European District Coordinator)"
"(sometimes known as a 'Message of Friendship') in Scottish parishes associated with the Community, and supported the 1950 Glasgow Churches' Campaign and the 1950s Tell Scotland Movement. However, he opposed the invitation promoted by Rev. Tom Allan to Dr Billy Graham that led to the 1955 All-Scotland Crusade. During World War II, he served as locum minister at Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh—a parish also then afflicted by poverty. In 1948 (aged 53) he married Lorna; immediately after the wedding they travelled to Australia for a preaching tour. The 1940s and early 1950s were a difficult period professionally. MacLeod was involved"
"in what became known as the ""Govan Case."" He was invited by the congregation to return to Govan Old Parish Church in 1948, but the Presbytery of Glasgow refused to approve his appointment, given his wish to continue his active leadership of the Iona Community. The case was referred to the General Assembly; ultimately he was refused permission to combine the two posts. Despite a feeling of hurt and rejection over the ""Govan Case"", MacLeod remained one of the highest-profile figures in the Church of Scotland. In 1957 he was elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of"
"among people in their homes and places of work,"" and on a more cooperative basis between denominations. This emphasis on congregationally-centred outreach, enabling the mission of the laity, was affirmed during the Second World War by the ""Baillie Commission"", the Church of Scotland's General Assembly's ""Commission for the Interpretation of God's Will in the Present Crisis,"" convened by the Very Rev. Prof. John Baillie, which reported to the Assembly 1941 to 1945. During, and in the years immediately after the Second World War, as Leader of the Iona Community George MacLeod led a series of parish missions and supported the"
"Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) The Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) (Scottish Gaelic: An Eaglais Shaor Leantainneach) is a Scottish Presbyterian denomination which was formed in January 2000. It claims to be the true continuation of the Free Church of Scotland, hence its name. In 1996, Professor Donald Macleod, later to be principal of the Free Church College in Edinburgh was acquitted of charges of sexual assault when a sheriff ruled there had been a conspiracy against him. An organisation called the Free Church Defence Association believed that ""it was wrong not to put Professor Macleod on trial in the"
"Alex Murdo Macleod Very Rev Alex Murdo Macleod (Gaelic name Ailig Murchadh Macleoid) (1932–2006) was a 20th century minister of the Free Church of Scotland who served as Moderator of the General Assembly in 1994/95. In 1992 he helped to establish a non-denominational nursing home in Stornoway: the Bethesda Nursing Home and Hospice. He was born at Ranish on the Isle of Lewis on Boxing Day 26 December 1932, the son of Murdo Macleod and his wife, Catherine Mackinnon. His mother died while he was still an infant and he and his younger brother were raised by their grandmother. He"
"Alex Murdo Macleod Very Rev Alex Murdo Macleod (Gaelic name Ailig Murchadh Macleoid) (1932–2006) was a 20th century minister of the Free Church of Scotland who served as Moderator of the General Assembly in 1994/95. In 1992 he helped to establish a non-denominational nursing home in Stornoway: the Bethesda Nursing Home and Hospice. He was born at Ranish on the Isle of Lewis on Boxing Day 26 December 1932, the son of Murdo Macleod and his wife, Catherine Mackinnon. His mother died while he was still an infant and he and his younger brother were raised by their grandmother. He"
"Scotland in Toronto, then in 1973 went to London, before again going back to Lewis as minister Point, at wehich point he finally settled. In 1991 he famously led the campaign to prevent a NATO base being established at Stornoway Airport. The community and church were split in their opinions on this action. In 1983 he was elected Moderator of the General Assembly, the highest position in the Free Church of Scotland. He retired in 1991. He died on 8 July 2002. He was married to Margaret and had two sons and two daughters. John MacLeod (moderator) Very Rev John"
"of Scotland has ceased to hold. Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) The Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) (Scottish Gaelic: An Eaglais Shaor Leantainneach) is a Scottish Presbyterian denomination which was formed in January 2000. It claims to be the true continuation of the Free Church of Scotland, hence its name. In 1996, Professor Donald Macleod, later to be principal of the Free Church College in Edinburgh was acquitted of charges of sexual assault when a sheriff ruled there had been a conspiracy against him. An organisation called the Free Church Defence Association believed that ""it was wrong not to put"
"George MacLeod. The origin of this image of being a Soldier for Christ may have its roots in Martin of Tours who as a former Roman soldier applied similar discipline to Christian life and was a great inspiration to the early Church in Scotland. St Martin's Cross, a high Celtic Cross carved in stone, stands to this day outside the entrance to the Church of Iona Abbey. The image also reflects a tradition of someone remaining on watch. The early Christian Community on Iona founded by St Columba sent members out to evangelise mainland Scotland and beyond, with some members"
"Hugh MacLeod (minister) Rev Hugh MacLeod FRSE FSA DD (1730-1809) was a Scottish minister and Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Glasgow University. He was born in Rossshire on 27 December 1730 the son of Norman MacLeod. He studied Theology at Aberdeen University graduating MA in 1755. From 1756 to 1759 he worked as the university’s librarian. In 1778 he replaced Rev Dr William Wight as Professor of Church History at Glasgow University. Aberdeen University granted him an honorary doctorate (DD) in 1780. In 1781 he was elected a Clerk of the Senate. In 1783 he was a founder member of"
"Norman Macleod (1812–1872) Reverend Norman Macleod (3 June 1812 – 16 June 1872) was a Scottish clergyman and author who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1869/70. Norman Macleod was born in Kirk Street, Campbeltown, to the Rev. Dr. Norman Macleod and Agnes Maxwell; his paternal grandfather, a minister of the parish of Morvern in Argyllshire, bore the same name. His father, at that time minister of Campbeltown, was himself an exceptional man. His entire life was closely bound to the Highlanders of Scotland, catering to their spiritual and intellectual needs. He was"
"Donald Macleod (theologian) Donald Macleod (born 24 November 1940 in Ness, Lewis) is a Scottish theologian. Macleod studied at the University of Glasgow and the Free Church College before being ordained as a minister of the Free Church of Scotland in 1964. He served as professor of systematic theology at the Free Church College from 1978 to 2011, and as principal from 1999 to 2010. In 1996, Macleod was cleared of allegations that he had sexually assaulted four women. The Sheriff court found that ""the women had all lied in the witness box to further the ends of Professor Macleod's"
"ecumenical Christian religious order, whose headquarters are in Glasgow. The Abbey remains a popular site of Christian pilgrimage today. In 563, Columba came to Iona from Ireland with twelve companions, and founded a monastery. It developed as an influential centre for the spread of Christianity among the Picts and Scots. At this time the name of the island and so the abbey was ""Hy"" or ""Hii""; ""Iona"" only seems to date from the 14th century, as a mis-transcription of a Latinized ""Ioua"" for ""Hy"". The prime purpose of the monastery was to create 'a perfect monastery as an image of"
"Lord Advocate of Scotland. His son James, the notable Scottish polymath better known as the Admirable Crichton, spent his childhood there. Within the grounds of the parish church, rebuilt in 1840, stands a mausoleum with a romanesque doorway thought to be from an earlier 12th- or 13th-century church that stood on the same site. The church is now linked with those at Kinclaven and Caputh. Clunie Primary School is now closed but the local hall survives with regular functions taking place. Clunie is the birthplace of John James Rickard Macleod, co-recipient of the 1923 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine."
"the Rev George MacLeod in the Iona Community. From 1943 to 1945 he was associated with Sir George MacLeod in the Iona Community in Scotland. He served as Pastor in Napier, New Zealand from 1945-1948. While at Stanford he was a member of the Presbytery of San Jose of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. He was much in demand as lecturer and preacher in churches and church groups of all denominations. His theology, rooted in the great Reformation traditions and enlivened by the work and personal influence of Reinhold Niebuhr, sought a responsible and intelligible articulation of the"
"the Royal Society of Edinburgh. In 1796 William McTurk joined him as an assistant and replaced him as professor on his death. He died at his lodgings at the university on 22 May 1809. Hugh MacLeod (minister) Rev Hugh MacLeod FRSE FSA DD (1730-1809) was a Scottish minister and Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Glasgow University. He was born in Rossshire on 27 December 1730 the son of Norman MacLeod. He studied Theology at Aberdeen University graduating MA in 1755. From 1756 to 1759 he worked as the university’s librarian. In 1778 he replaced Rev Dr William Wight as Professor"
"shipbuilding industry. The current church building was constructed in 1888, although the site is one of the oldest places of Christian worship in Scotland, in continuous use since the 6th century. Unusually, the axis of the church was turned to orientate north-south rather than the traditional east-west orientation, but this allowed the main door to face south to the main street. Upon construction, the congregation was closely associated with the Scoto-Catholic High Church movement within the Church of Scotland—several former ministers have been actively involved with the Scottish Church Society. Notable former ministers include the Reverend George MacLeod, later the"
"promoting education and welfare schemes, building schools and mission churches, a penny savings bank, and temperance refreshment rooms. Norman Macleod (Caraid nan Gaidheal) Norman MacLeod, known in Gaelic as ""Caraid nan Gàidheal"" (""friend of the Gael""), was a Scottish divine and miscellaneous writer. He was the son of the Rev. Norman Macleod, D.D. (1745 – 1824), and father of the Rev. Norman Macleod (1812 – 1872). MacLeod was a distinguished minister of the Scottish Church, and studied at Edinburgh. He was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Mull in 1806. He became one of the most distinguished ministers, and"
"the Church of Scotland was viewed as an opportunity to reach what were called “the churchless million” by a more effective and efficient system of parishes. The ""Call to the Church"" of the Forward Movement of 1930-31, however, struggled for attention during the Great Depression. Rev. George MacLeod argued during the inter-war years ""Are not the churchless million partly the Church's fault"" and sought to address this by better connections between congregations and their immediate areas, by organizing ministers in teams, and by demonstrating concern for wider society. A ""mission of friendship"" in his Govan Old Parish Church brought in"
"and Carl Trueman. Donald Macleod (theologian) Donald Macleod (born 24 November 1940 in Ness, Lewis) is a Scottish theologian. Macleod studied at the University of Glasgow and the Free Church College before being ordained as a minister of the Free Church of Scotland in 1964. He served as professor of systematic theology at the Free Church College from 1978 to 2011, and as principal from 1999 to 2010. In 1996, Macleod was cleared of allegations that he had sexually assaulted four women. The Sheriff court found that ""the women had all lied in the witness box to further the ends"
"publish books of his own, beginning with ""His Life is Mine"" in 1977 and then ""We Shall See Him As He Is"" in 1985. In 1987, the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate glorified St Silouan the Athonite. Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St. John the Baptist The Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St John the Baptist is a monastic community for both men and women, directly under the Ecumenical Patriarchate. It is located in Tolleshunt Knights, near Maldon, Essex, in England, and is the oldest Orthodox religious community in the UK. The religious community was founded in 1958 by Elder Sophrony,"
"William MacLeod (priest) The Very. Rev William Arthur MacLeod, MA was an eminent Anglican priest in the first half of the 20th century. <br>He was born in Duns in 1867 and educated at Loretto School and Selwyn College, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1892 and was initially a Curate at Christ Church, Greenwich. He then held similar posts at Addington and Godalming. He was British Chaplain in St Petersburg from 1900 to 1908 and then Vicar of All Saints, South Acton until 1919 (including a spell as a Chaplain to the British Armed Forces during World War I) . He"
"and at the General Assembly in May 1906 he was appointed Professor of Greek and New Testament Exegesis in the Free Church College, Edinburgh. He married Margaret Macleod Matheson (-1932) in April 1898, the daughter of John Macmaster. He had several children. He died on the morning of 11 July 1948 and was buried in The Grange cemetery, Edinburgh. John Macleod (theologian) John Macleod (1872-1948) was a Scottish minister and Principal of the Free Church College from 1929-43. He served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland and was the author of ""Scottish Theology in"
"Norman Macleod (moderator) Very Rev Norman Macleod DD FRSE (1838-1911) was a Scottish minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1900. He was born on 7 June 1838, the son of Rev John Macleod of Morvern, and his wife Margaret MacLean. His brother, John Macleod, became minister of Govan. He studied divinity at Glasgow University but spent most of his liturgical life as minister of St Stephens Church in Inverness. In 1876 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were David Smith, Andrew Douglas Maclagan, David"
"John Macleod (theologian) John Macleod (1872-1948) was a Scottish minister and Principal of the Free Church College from 1929-43. He served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland and was the author of ""Scottish Theology in relation to Church History"". Having begun divinity studies in the Free Church College, his opposition to the Declaratory Act passed by the Free Church of Scotland General Assembly in 1892 led to his continuing his studies in divinity at the Assembly's College, Belfast, the Theological College of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, where he obtained first place in Ecclesiastical"
"as its Chairman from 1980 to 1985. Macleod has written a number of biographies of figures in church history, including W. Stanford Reid, C. Stacey Woods, and Charles Cowan. He has been awarded Doctor of Divinity degrees from both Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and Westminster Theological Seminary. A. Donald Macleod A. Donald Macleod (born 1938) is Research Professor of Church History at Tyndale University College and Seminary in Toronto. Macleod was born in Philadelphia and studied at McGill University, Harvard University, and Westminster Theological Seminary. He was ordained as a minister in the Presbyterian Church in Canada, and served as a"
"was a clergyman and notably served as Chaplain to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in Scotland. In 1967 he was given a life peerage as Baron MacLeod of Fuinary, of Fuinary in Morven in the County of Argyll. This title became extinct on his death in 1991 while he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, the fifth and (as of 2014) present holder of the title. The MacLeod Baronetcy, of The Fairfields, Cobham, in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 22 January 1925 for Charles MacLeod, Chairman of the National"
"was Vicar of Wakefield from 1919 until his death; and when that church became a cathedral, its first Provost. William MacLeod (priest) The Very. Rev William Arthur MacLeod, MA was an eminent Anglican priest in the first half of the 20th century. <br>He was born in Duns in 1867 and educated at Loretto School and Selwyn College, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1892 and was initially a Curate at Christ Church, Greenwich. He then held similar posts at Addington and Godalming. He was British Chaplain in St Petersburg from 1900 to 1908 and then Vicar of All Saints, South Acton"