Scottish Presbyterianism Re-established : The Case of Stirling and Dunblane, 1687-1710

Name: Scottish Presbyterianism Re-established : The Case of Stirling and Dunblane, 1687-1710
Brand: Edinburgh University Press

Edinburgh University Press

Scottish Presbyterianism Re-establishedThe Case of Stirling and Dunblane, 1687-1710\nAuthor(s): Andrew T. N. Muirhead\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Edinburgh University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edinburgh University Press\nISBN-13: 9781474447393, 978-1474447393\nSynopsis\nA local history of Presbyterianism as the new governance of the Church of Scotland\nIn 1690, the Church of Scotland rejected episcopal authority and settled as Presbyterian. The adjacent Presbyteries of Stirling and Dunblane covered an area that included both lowland and highland communities, speaking both English and Gaelic and supporting both the new government and the old thus forming a fairly representative picture of the nation as a whole. This book will examine the ways in which the two Presbyteries operated administratively, theologically and geographically under the new regime. By surveying the complete indices of surviving church records from 1690 to 1710 at Presbytery and parish level, Andrew Muirh.