Format:
Online-Ressource (274 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0748625054
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9780748630783
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9780748625055
Content:
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 prima
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [244]-267) and index
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COPYRIGHT; Contents; Preface; 1 Union: The Religious and Political Background, 1689-1706; 2 'And the Gates of Hell Shall Not Prevail Against Her': Securing the Church in the Event of a Union; 3 'Upon the Watchtower of This Church': The Commission of the General Assembly; 4 Presbyteries and Parishes: Addressing Against Union; 5 The Church and Popular Protest; 6 Incorporating Union: The Search for an Alternative; 7 'That God may Mercifully Bring Good out of that Union'; Appendix; Bibliography; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780748625055
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Scottish Presbyterians and the Act of Union 1707
Language:
English
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