UID:
almafu_9960966113302883
Format:
1 online resource (xvi, 270 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-80010-229-1
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1-80010-230-5
Series Statement:
St Andrews studies in Scottish history
Content:
A nuanced approach to the role played by clerics at a turbulent time for religious affairs. From the early percolation of Protestant thought in the sixteenth century through to the controversies and upheaval of the civil wars in the seventeenth century, the clergy were at the heart of religious change in Scotland. By exploring their lived experiences, and drawing upon historical, theological, and literary approaches, the essays here paint a fresh and vibrant portrait of ministry during the kingdom's long Reformation. The contributors investigate how clergy, as well as their families and flocks, experienced and negotiated religious, social, and political change; through examination of both wider themes and individual case studies, the chapters emphasise the flexibility of local decision-making and how ministers and their families were enmeshed in parish dynamics, while also highlighting the importance of clerical networks beyond the parish. What emerges is a ministry that, despite the increasing professionalisation of the role, maintained a degree of local autonomy and agency. The volume thus re-focuses attention on the early modern European ministry, offering a multifaceted and historically attuned understanding of those who stood at the forefront of Protestant reform.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 13 Jan 2023).
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The Clergy in Early Modern Scotland -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Conventions -- Introduction -- Part I: Themes -- Exhortations and Expectations -- Ministers and the Bible in Early Modern Scotland -- The Protestant Clergy and Poor Relief, 1560-1660 -- Scotland's 'Holy Households' -- Anticlericalism in Early Modern Scotland? -- Part II: Case Studies -- Pastors in Search of a Congregation -- 'Doctrein' or 'Filthie Speachis'? -- Clerical Culture and Island Logic in Early Modern Orkney -- 'Gryt Abuse is Found in this Toune' -- Pastoral Cares, Covenant, and Courtship in John Dury's Personal Correspondence, 1641-5 -- 'Wings of the Soul' -- Afterword -- Bibliography -- Index.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-78327-619-3
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781800102293
URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781800102293/type/BOOK
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