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Book SynopsisExploring processes of religious change in early-modern Scotland, this collection of essays takes a long-term perspective to consider developments in belief, identity, church structures and the social context of religion from the late-fifteenth century through to the mid-seventeenth century. The volume examines the ways in which tensions and conflicts with origins in the mid-sixteenth century continued to impact upon Scotland in the often violent seventeenth century, while also tracing deep continuities in Scotland's religious, cultural and intellectual life. The essays, the fruits of new research in the field, are united by a concern to appreciate fully the ambiguity of religious identity in post-Reformation Scotland, and to move beyond simplistic notions of a straightforward and unidirectional transition from Catholicism to Protestantism.
Trade Review“The standard of scholarship in Scotland’s Long Reformation is very high. The materials included are new and fresh. It will make a valuable addition to both theological and historical library collections.” Kenneth J. Stewart, Covenant College, USA. In: Scottish Bulletin of Evangelical Theology, Vol. 35, No. 1 (Spring 2017), pp. 126-128. “The volume is completely enjoyable and thoroughly informative. It can be enthusiastically recommended to those interested in the way the Reformation worked itself out in the Scottish lands.” Jim West, Ming Hua Theological College / Charles Sturt University. In: Zwinglius Redivivus (26 September 2016). “McCallum has drawn together a significant collection of essays, revealing many areas of study.” Arthur Williamson, California State University, Sacramento. In: Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 70, No. 4 (Winter 2017), pp. 1608-1609. “This fine volume of essays tackles many of the broad questions of Reformation studies today.” Jane E.A. Dawson, University of Edinburgh. In: Sixteenth Century Journal, Vol. 48, No. 2 (2017), pp. 498-499. “Each contributor to this significant volume highlights areas that are ripe for further research, whilst contributing substantially themselves. Such a collegial attitude sums up the generous spirit of the volume, which displays such excellent and balanced scholarship that it will be a sound investment for anyone with an interest in Scottish reformation studies.” Martin Ritchie, Minister, Greenbank Parish Church, Edinburgh. In: The Innes Review, Vol. 69. N. 2 (autumn 2018), pp. 203-205.
Table of ContentsList of Tables and Figures Notes on Contributors Preface List of Abbreviations Introduction John McCallum 1. Property and Piety: Donations to Holy Trinity Church, St Andrews Elizabeth Rhodes 2. Burgh Government and Reformation: Stirling c. 1530-1565 Timothy Slonosky 3. ‘Fatheris and provisioners of the puir’: Kirk Sessions and Poor Relief in post-Reformation Scotland John McCallum 4. ‘A Sweet Love-Token betwixt Christ and his Church’: Kirk, Communion and the Search for Further Reformation, 1646-1658 Chris R. Langley 5. ‘Out of their reasonless Rationalls’: Liturgical interpretation in the Scottish Reformations Stephen Mark Holmes 6. The Philosophy of the ‘Aberdeen Doctors’, c. 1619-c.1641 Steven J. Reid 7. Declining His Majesty’s Authority: Treason Revisited in the Case of John Ogilvie Daniel Macleod 8. Divided by a Common Faith? Protestantism and Union in Post-Reformation Britain Roger A. Mason Index
