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Scottish Presbyterians and the Act of Union 1707
Jeffrey Stephen
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Description for Scottish Presbyterians and the Act of Union 1707
Hardback. Focusing predominantly on the period between April 1706 and January 1707, the book examines the attitudes and reactions of Presbyterians to the treaty and challenges many of the widely held assumptions about the role of the church and other groups during the debate. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKS; 1DBKW; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HRCC93; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 578.
Set against the background of post-revolution Scottish ecclesiastical politics, this book addresses the hitherto largely neglected religious dimension to the debates on Anglo-Scottish Union. Focusing predominantly on the period between April 1706 and January 1707, the book examines the attitudes and reactions of Presbyterians to the treaty and challenges many of the widely held assumptions about the role of the church and other groups during the debate. The focal point of the Kirk's response was the Commission of the General Assembly. Through the extensive use of church records and other primary sources the work of the commission in pursuit of church security through its debates, committees and addresses, is discussed at length. The book also examines the church and groups like the Cameronians and Hebronites in relation to the parliamentary debate, the pursuit of alternatives to incorporation, popular protest, addressing and armed resistance.
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748625055
SKU
V9780748625055
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99-50
About Jeffrey Stephen
Jeffrey Stephen is a Research Fellow at the Research Institute for Irish and Scottish Studies, University of Aberdeen
Reviews for Scottish Presbyterians and the Act of Union 1707
Focussing primarily on the period between April 1706 and January 1707, the author has meticulously researched the attitudes of the Church of the time ... Historians with a particular interest in the role of the Church will undoubtedly appreciate the insight offered by this work. Life and Work A particular strength of Dr Stephen's book is the way he has untangled the several strands of opinion on union amongst the presbyterian community... it is an important piece of research, which challenges old assumptions and confirms and supplements other recent revisionist work on the union.
Christopher Whatley, University of Dundee Parliamentary History Focussing primarily on the period between April 1706 and January 1707, the author has meticulously researched the attitudes of the Church of the time ... Historians with a particular interest in the role of the Church will undoubtedly appreciate the insight offered by this work. A particular strength of Dr Stephen's book is the way he has untangled the several strands of opinion on union amongst the presbyterian community... it is an important piece of research, which challenges old assumptions and confirms and supplements other recent revisionist work on the union.
Christopher Whatley, University of Dundee Parliamentary History Focussing primarily on the period between April 1706 and January 1707, the author has meticulously researched the attitudes of the Church of the time ... Historians with a particular interest in the role of the Church will undoubtedly appreciate the insight offered by this work. A particular strength of Dr Stephen's book is the way he has untangled the several strands of opinion on union amongst the presbyterian community... it is an important piece of research, which challenges old assumptions and confirms and supplements other recent revisionist work on the union.