Publications

BOOKS ABOUT GLASGOW CATHEDRAL 

AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS AT DISCOUNTED PRICES:

Lauchlan MacLean Watt: Preacher, Poet and Piping Padre

by Andrew G. Ralston

Poet, army chaplain, novelist, historian, literary critic, musician,theologian, ‘preacher of genius and fire’ – the list of the accomplishments of the Rev. Dr. Lauchlan MacLean Watt (1867-1957) seems almost endless. He became famous for his accounts of his experiences as a chaplain during World War I and ended his career as minister of Glasgow Cathedral and Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. 

This short book is the first to tell the story of a remarkable man whose contribution to Scottish literature and church life has been largely forgotten. (Paperback; 76 pages) 

Only £4 for SoFGC members


Nevile Davidson: A Life to be Lived

by Andrew G. Ralston

A biography of Dr. Nevile Davidson (1899-1976),minister of Glasgow Cathedral for over thirty years, who was one of the most distinguished Scottish churchmen of the twentieth century. 

(Paperback; 205 pages)

RRP on Amazon: £25 Only £10 for SoFGC members


Where Mortal and Immortal Meet: Essays in Celebration of the 85th Anniversary of the Society of Friends of Glasgow Cathedral

by Andrew G. Ralston

Part one of this volume traces the history of the Society ofFriends from its foundation in 1936. Part two contains a selection of sixteen chapters by eminent historians of the past and present, covering many different aspects of the Cathedral’s history, from the time of St. Mungo until the early twentieth century. (Paperback; 317 pages).

For further information or to order, please contact the Society of Friends through the Contact form.

RRP on Amazon: £37 

Only £15 for SoFGC members

Glasgow Cathedral, St Mungo’s or High
Scottish Charity Number: SC013966