
The Scottish Reformation
Donaldson(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 13. July 1972
Book
Hardback
242 pages
978-0-521-08675-2 (ISBN)
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Description
In this book, Professor Donaldson provides a truly historical account of the origins and progress of the Scottish Reformation based on research in the documents of the period. He begins with an outline of church life and the need for reform at the end of the Middle Ages, and then traces the fortunes of the reforming movement. He gives particular attention to Church government - the parish ministry, the problem of episcopacy, the General Assembly and relations with England. Later chapters describe the rise of Presbyterianism in the 1570s and the search for a 'settled polity'. The whole book shows how a new Church system arose in Scotland and what its nature was.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
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Weight
430 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-08675-2 (9780521086752)
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Content
1. Kirks and kirkmen unreformed; 2. Antecedents of revolution, 1525-59; 3. An unstable situation, 1560-7; 4. Word and Sacraments: the parish ministry; 5. The 'godly bishop' and the superintendent; 6. The 'godly magistracy' and the general assembly; 7. 'Conformity with England', 1567-73; 8. The rise of the Presbyterian movement; 9. The search for a 'settled polity'.