Life and Work is the editorially independent monthly magazine of the Church of Scotland.
The first issue was published in January 1880 under the editorship of Rev Archibald Clerk from Lorn.
Life and Work was an initiative of the Church's Committee of Christian Life and Work, which was led by Charteris, a professor of biblical criticism at Edinburgh University who was also founder of the Woman's Guild.
Life and Work has a 4-page Gaelic supplement, Na Duilleagan Gàidhlig, established in 1880, which is included on request, and is also available online.
In April 2013 a Life and Work website was launched, including extracts from the magazine as well as additional news and features.