Scottish Presbyterians and the Act of Union 1707 / / Jeffrey Stephen.

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...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
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Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
©2007
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (280 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • 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