Scottish Puritanism: 1590 - 1638

"Scottish Puritanism 1590-1638 is a portrait of Protestantism in the two generations leading to the National Covenant of 1638. This book investigates the construction of a puritan community embracing 'godly' ministers along with significant numbers of lay men and women willing to enga...

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Main Author: Mullan, David George 1951- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford Univ. Press 2000
Edition:1. publ.
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Summary:"Scottish Puritanism 1590-1638 is a portrait of Protestantism in the two generations leading to the National Covenant of 1638. This book investigates the construction of a puritan community embracing 'godly' ministers along with significant numbers of lay men and women willing to engage in the practice of a piety which confronted the inner person and the external world, seeking the reformation of both. Topics include attitudes towards the Bible and the sacraments, the nature of the Christian life, the place of the feminine in Scottish divinity; and the development of ideas about predestination, covenanting, and the relationship between church and state. The book addresses the tensions inherent in puritanism, such as those associated with the nature of the church and the extent of freedom, and provides a perspective on the relationship between Scottish and English religious developments."--BOOK JACKET.
Physical Description:XIII, 371 S.
ISBN:0198269978

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