Scottish Presbyterianism Re-Established: The Case of Stirling and Dunblane, 1687-1710 Contributor(s): Muirhead, Andrew T. N. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1474447384 ISBN-13: 9781474447386 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2021 |
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BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | Modern - 17th Century |
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.02 lbs) 280 pages |
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Publisher Description: A local history of Presbyterianism as the new governance of the Church of Scotland In 1690, the Church of Scotland rejected episcopal authority and settled as Presbyterian. The adjacent Presbyteries of Stirling and Dunblane covered an area that included both lowland and highland communities, speaking both English and Gaelic and supporting both the new government and the old - thus forming a fairly representative picture of the nation as a whole. This book will examine the ways in which the two Presbyteries operated administratively, theologically and geographically under the new regime. By surveying the complete indices of surviving church records from 1690 to 1710 at Presbytery and parish level, Andrew Muirhead will show how the two Presbyteries related to civil authorities, how they dealt with problematic discipline cases referred by the Kirk Sessions and their overall functioning as human, as well as religious, institution in seventeenth-century Scotland. The resulting study will advance our understanding of the profound impact that Presbyteries had on those involved with them in any capacity. Key features
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