Prayer: When the 'Whole Thing' Becomes 'the Whole Blessed Thing' - Perspectives on George MacLeod and the Founding of the Iona Community

Abstract

Best known for his political activism and as the founder of the Iona Community, George MacLeod remains one of the most influential Scottish churchmen of the twentieth century. In this paper, James Gordon introduces us to the fascinating relation between MacLeod's prayers and his political and cultural thinking.