LEADER 03015nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910781823903321 005 20230802232758.0 010 $a0-7486-5342-2 010 $a1-281-25220-4 010 $a9786611252205 010 $a0-7486-3078-3 024 7 $a10.1515/9780748630783 035 $a(CKB)1000000000485928 035 $a(EBL)334907 035 $a(OCoLC)476145067 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000242495 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11193899 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000242495 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10311079 035 $a(PQKB)10331980 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000055642 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC334907 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL334907 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10221795 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL125220 035 $a(DE-B1597)615531 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780748630783 035 $a(OCoLC)1306537983 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000485928 100 $a20061025d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aScottish Presbyterians and the Act of Union 1707$b[electronic resource] /$fJeffrey Stephen 210 $aEdinburgh $cEdinburgh University Press$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (281 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7486-2505-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [244]-267) and index. 327 $aCOPYRIGHT; 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 330 $aSet 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 prima 606 $aPresbyterian Church$zScotland$xHistory$y18th century 607 $aScotland$xHistory$yUnion, 1707$xReligious aspects 615 0$aPresbyterian Church$xHistory 676 $a941.1069 700 $aStephen$b Jeffrey$cDr.$01554416 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781823903321 996 $aScottish Presbyterians and the Act of Union 1707$93815644 997 $aUNINA