Poor Relief and the Church in Scotland, 1560-1650

Poor Relief and the Church in Scotland, 1560-1650
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Publisher : Scottish Religious Cultures
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1474474780
ISBN-13 : 9781474474788
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Synopsis Poor Relief and the Church in Scotland, 1560-1650 by : John McCallum

*APPROVED* An exploration of poverty and charity in early modern Scotland This book sets out the importance of charity in Scottish Reformation studies. Based on extensive archival research involving more than thirty parishes, it sheds new light on the practice of poor relief in the century following the Reformation. John McCallum challenges the assumption that charitable activity was weak and informal in Scotland by uncovering the surviving records of welfare work carried out by the church. And he skilfully demonstrates that kirk sessions were key welfare providers in early modern Scotland and provided effective relief to a range of people who struggled in poverty. In addition to the analysis of specific parish activities, readers gain a rare insight into the lives of the poor Scots who looked to the church for assistance in the early modern era. John McCallum is a Senior Lecturer in History at Nottingham Trent University and a specialist in the religious and social history of early modern Scotland. He is the author of Reforming the Scottish Parish (2010).

Poor Relief and the Church in Scotland, 1560-1650

Poor Relief and the Church in Scotland, 1560-1650
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Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages : 281
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ISBN-10 : 9781474427289
ISBN-13 : 1474427286
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis Poor Relief and the Church in Scotland, 1560-1650 by : John McCallum

Examines the intersection of Samuel Beckett's thirty-second playlet Breath with the visual arts.

The Clergy in Early Modern Scotland

The Clergy in Early Modern Scotland
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Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Total Pages : 290
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ISBN-10 : 9781783276196
ISBN-13 : 1783276193
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis The Clergy in Early Modern Scotland by : Michelle D. Brock

A nuanced approach to the role played by clerics at a turbulent time for religious affairs.

A Companion to the Reformation in Scotland, c.1525–1638

A Companion to the Reformation in Scotland, c.1525–1638
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 796
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ISBN-10 : 9789004335950
ISBN-13 : 9004335951
Rating : 4/5 (50 Downloads)

Synopsis A Companion to the Reformation in Scotland, c.1525–1638 by : Ian Hazlett

A Companion to the Reformation in Scotland deals with the making, shaping, and development of the Scottish Reformation. 28 authors offer new analyses of various features of a religious revolution and select personalities in evolving theological, cultural, and political contexts.

Life at the Margins in Early Modern Scotland

Life at the Margins in Early Modern Scotland
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Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Total Pages : 243
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ISBN-10 : 9781837650231
ISBN-13 : 1837650233
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis Life at the Margins in Early Modern Scotland by : Allan Kennedy

An exploration of the diverse lived experiences of marginality in Scottish society from the sixteen to the eighteenth century. Throughout the early modern period, Scottish society was constructed around an expectation of social conformity: people were required to operate within a relatively narrow range of acceptable identities and behaviours. Those who did not conform to this idealised standard, or who were in some fundamental way different from the prescribed norm, were met with suspicion. Such individuals often attracted both criticism and discrimination, forcing them to live confirmed to the social margins. Focusing on a range of marginalised groups, including the poor, migrants, ethnic minorities, indentured workers and women, the contributors to this book explore what it was like to live at the boundaries of social acceptability, what mechanisms were involved in policing the divide between "mainstream" and "marginal", and what opportunities existed for personal or collective fulfilment. The result is a fresh perspective on early modern Scotland, one that not only recovers the stories of people long excluded from historical discussion, but also offers a deeper understanding of the ordering assumptions of society more generally. Specific topics addressed range from the marginalisation of people with disabilities in the domestic sphere to female sex workers, and the place of executioners in society.

Protestantism, Revolution and Scottish Political Thought

Protestantism, Revolution and Scottish Political Thought
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Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages : 210
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ISBN-10 : 9781474493130
ISBN-13 : 1474493130
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis Protestantism, Revolution and Scottish Political Thought by : Karie Schultz

During the Scottish Revolution (1637-1651), royalists and Covenanters appealed to Scottish law, custom and traditional views on kingship to debate the limits of King Charles I's authority. But they also engaged with the political ideas of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Protestant and Catholic intellectuals beyond the British Isles. This book explores the under-examined European context for Scottish political thought by analysing how royalists and Covenanters adapted Lutheran, Calvinist, and Catholic political ideas to their own debates about church and state. In doing so, it argues that Scots advanced languages of political legitimacy to help solve a crisis about the doctrines, ceremonies and polity of their national church. It therefore reinserts the importance of ecclesiology to the development of early modern political theory.

The Oxford Handbook of Calvin and Calvinism

The Oxford Handbook of Calvin and Calvinism
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 736
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ISBN-10 : 9780191044571
ISBN-13 : 0191044571
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of Calvin and Calvinism by : Bruce Gordon

The Oxford Handbook of Calvin and Calvinism offers a comprehensive assessment of John Calvin and the tradition of Calvinism as it evolved from the sixteenth century to today. Featuring contributions from scholars who present the latest research on a pluriform religious movement that became a global faith. The volume focuses on key aspects of Calvin's thought and its diverse reception in Europe, the transatlantic world, Africa, South America, and Asia. Calvin's theology was from the beginning open to a wide range of interpretations and was never a static body of ideas and practices. Over the course of his life his thought evolved and deepened while retaining unresolved tensions and questions that created a legacy that was constantly evolving in different cultural contexts. Calvinism itself is an elusive term, bringing together Christian communities that claim a shared heritage but often possess radically distinct characters. The Handbook reveals fascinating patterns of continuity and change to demonstrate how the movement claimed the name of the Genevan reformer but was moulded by an extraordinary range of religious, intellectual and historical influences, from the Enlightenment and Darwinism to indigenous African beliefs and postmodernism. In its global contexts, Calvinism has been continuously reimagined and reinterpreted. This collection throws new light on the highly dynamic and fluid nature of a deeply influential form of Christianity.

Civic Reformation and Religious Change in Sixteenth-Century Scottish Towns

Civic Reformation and Religious Change in Sixteenth-Century Scottish Towns
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Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages : 290
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ISBN-10 : 9781399510257
ISBN-13 : 1399510258
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis Civic Reformation and Religious Change in Sixteenth-Century Scottish Towns by : Timothy Slonosky

Civic Reformation and Religious Change in Sixteenth-Century Scottish Towns demonstrates the crucial role of Scotland's townspeople in the dramatic Protestant Reformation of 1560. It shows that Scottish Protestants were much more successful than their counterparts in France and the Netherlands at introducing religious change because they had the acquiescence of urban populations. As town councils controlled critical aspects of civic religion, their explicit cooperation was vital to ensuring that the reforms introduced at the national level by the military and political victory of the Protestants were actually implemented. Focusing on the towns of Dundee, Stirling and Haddington, this book argues that the councillors and inhabitants gave this support because successive crises of plague, war and economic collapse shook their faith in the existing Catholic order and left them fearful of further conflict. As a result, the Protestants faced little popular opposition, and Scotland avoided the popular religious violence and division which occurred elsewhere in Europe.

Agriculture, Economy and Society in Early Modern Scotland

Agriculture, Economy and Society in Early Modern Scotland
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Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Total Pages : 309
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ISBN-10 : 9781837650484
ISBN-13 : 1837650489
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis Agriculture, Economy and Society in Early Modern Scotland by : Harriet Cornell

Showcases the latest research on Scotland's rural economy and society. Early modern Scotland was predominantly rural. Agriculture was the main occupation of most people at the time, so what happened in the countryside was crucial: economically, socially and culturally. The essays collected here focus on the years between around 1500 and 1750. This period, although before the main era of agricultural "improvement" in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, was nevertheless far from static in terms of agrarian development. Specific topics addressed include everyday farming practices; investment; landlords, tenants and estate management; and the cultural context within which agriculture was "imagined". The disastrous famine of 1622-23 is analysed in detail. The volume is completed by a comprehensive survey of recent historiography, setting agricultural history in its broader context.

Jewish Orthodoxy in Scotland

Jewish Orthodoxy in Scotland
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Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages : 236
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ISBN-10 : 9781474452625
ISBN-13 : 1474452620
Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Synopsis Jewish Orthodoxy in Scotland by : Holtschneider Hannah Holtschneider

Kosher haggis, tartan kippot, and Jewish Burns' Suppers: Jews acculturated to Scotland within one generation and quickly inflected Jewish culture in a Scottish idiom. This book analyses the religious aspects of this transition through a transnational perspective on migration in the first three decades of the twentieth century. As immigrants began to outnumber the established Jewish community, and Eastern European rabbis challenged the British Jewish leadership in London, Scottish Jewry underwent momentous changes. The book examines this tumultuous period through a thematic biography of Salis Daiches, Scotland's most significant rabbi. Drawing on previously unseen archival material, including Rabbi Daiches' personal correspondence, the book provides a window into the dynamics of Jewish religious life and power relations.