03015nam 2200625Ia 450 991078182390332120230802232758.00-7486-5342-21-281-25220-497866112522050-7486-3078-310.1515/9780748630783(CKB)1000000000485928(EBL)334907(OCoLC)476145067(SSID)ssj0000242495(PQKBManifestationID)11193899(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000242495(PQKBWorkID)10311079(PQKB)10331980(StDuBDS)EDZ0000055642(MiAaPQ)EBC334907(Au-PeEL)EBL334907(CaPaEBR)ebr10221795(CaONFJC)MIL125220(DE-B1597)615531(DE-B1597)9780748630783(OCoLC)1306537983(EXLCZ)99100000000048592820061025d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrScottish Presbyterians and the Act of Union 1707[electronic resource] /Jeffrey StephenEdinburgh Edinburgh University Press20071 online resource (281 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7486-2505-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [244]-267) and index.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; IndexSet 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 primaPresbyterian ChurchScotlandHistory18th centuryScotlandHistoryUnion, 1707Religious aspectsPresbyterian ChurchHistory941.1069Stephen JeffreyDr.1554416MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781823903321Scottish Presbyterians and the Act of Union 17073815644UNINA