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The Kirk and the Kingdom: A Century of Tension in Scottish Social Theology, 1830-1929
Johnston McKay
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Description for The Kirk and the Kingdom: A Century of Tension in Scottish Social Theology, 1830-1929
Hardcover. Johnston McKay unearths a practical social theology of the church in Scotland in the century from 1820. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
What did the Church ever do for us? Johnston McKay unearths a practical social theology of the church in Scotland in the century from 1820. It has been widely believed that the church was largely mute on the widespread poverty and deprivation which accompanied the rapid expanse of urban life. This study asserts that the church was not lacking in commitment to improving such conditions, through the example of theologians Robert Flint and the parish minister Frederick Lockhart Robertson. Flint's publication of Christ's Kingdom upon Earth led the Church of Scotland in Glasgow to investigate slum housing conditions and led ... Read more
What did the Church ever do for us? Johnston McKay unearths a practical social theology of the church in Scotland in the century from 1820. It has been widely believed that the church was largely mute on the widespread poverty and deprivation which accompanied the rapid expanse of urban life. This study asserts that the church was not lacking in commitment to improving such conditions, through the example of theologians Robert Flint and the parish minister Frederick Lockhart Robertson. Flint's publication of Christ's Kingdom upon Earth led the Church of Scotland in Glasgow to investigate slum housing conditions and led ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748644735
SKU
V9780748644735
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99-50
About Johnston McKay
Johnston McKay is a writer, broadcaster, theologian, lecturer and Church of Scotland minister. For nearly ten years, he presented the popular weekly programme Personal Touch on Radio Scotland. In 2007 he was awarded a PhD by the University of Edinburgh for his thesis on 'The Kingdom of God and the Presbyterian Churches' Social Theology and Action c1830-c1914. He has since ... Read more
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