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17/05/2015

Loretta Minghella of Christian Aid, talks about her life and career, plus three former moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland reflect on the 2015 gathering.

Loretta Minghella, Chief Executive of Christian Aid, talks to Sally about her life, career, and the inspiration to take up the fight against global poverty.

Humanism and Christianity: Friends or Foes? is the question up for public debate this week in Edinburgh. Gordon MacRae, Chief Executive of Humanist Society Scotland, and Liam Jerrold Fraser, a trainee Church of Scotland minister and specialist in Atheist-Christian relations discuss what it means to be a Humanist or a Christian today, and how to move forward together in 21st century Scotland.

The hugely successful TED talks which have featured world leaders in science, technology, arts, and entertainment have led to the spin off TEDx talks, which are organised more locally all over the world. The curator of TEDx Glasgow, Gurjit Singh Lalli, explains why he has brought the event to Scottish shores.

Very Rev Albert Bogle, former Moderator of the Church of Scotland's General Assembly talks about a book he keeps coming back to - C.S Lewis's 'Screwtape Letters'.

And to mark the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, three former Moderators, the Very Reverends Andrew McLellan, Lorna Hood, and David Arnott, discuss the hot topics that'll be coming up across the week, including the contentious issue of the ordination of ministers in civil partnerships.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Sun 17 May 2015 10:05

Sally's Guests

Sally's Guests

Sally is joined by 3 former Moderators of the General Assembly: Andrew McLellan, Lorna Hood & David Arnott.

Sally's Guests

Sally's Guests
Sally with Gordon Macrae & Liam Jerrold Fraser

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  • Sun 17 May 2015 10:05