Religion and National Identity

Name: Religion and National Identity
Brand: Edinburgh University Press

Edinburgh University Press

Religion and National IdentityGoverning Scottish Presbyterianism in the Eighteenth Century\nAuthor(s): Alistair Mutch\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Edinburgh University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edinburgh University Press\nISBN-13: 9781399563628, 978-1399563628\nSynopsis\nPresbyterianism has shaped Scotland and its impact on the world. Behind its beliefs lie some distinctive practices of governance which endure even when belief fades. These practices place a particular emphasis on the detailed recording of decisions and what we can term a systemic form of accountability.\nThis book examines the emergence and consolidation of such practices in the 18th-century Church of Scotland. Using extensive archival research and detailed local case studies, it contrasts them to what is termed a personal form of accountability in England in the same period. The wider impact of the systemic approach to governance and accountability, especially in the United States of America, is explored, as.