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| ISBN | Cover | Title | Author | Publisher | Year | Description | Ref. |
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Religion and Society in Scotland Since 1707 | Brown, Callum G. | Edinburgh University Press | 1997 | This study covers the last 250 years of Catholicism, Presbyterianism and Episcopalianism in Scotland. In the context of the increasing drift of people away from religion, the book also looks at the position in which religious organisations now find themselves. | 617 |
| 0754603431 | no image available | Reforming the Scottish Church: John Winram (c.1492-1582) and the Example of Fife | Dunbar, Linda J. | Ashgate Publishing | 2002 | A study of John Winram, a sixteenth-century priest in St Andrews. The book charts his career and describes his influence over John Knox and also his role during the Reformation. | 823 |
| 1840146001 | no image available | John Knox and the British Reformations | Mason, Roger A. (ed.) | Ashgate Publishing | 1999 | A biography of John Knox, Scotland`s most important figure during the Reformation. It includes material on his life in mainland Europe and his role in the Scottish Reformation. His thoughts and writings are dealt with, as well as the political intrigues and his lasting influence. | 828 |
| 185928373X | no image available | Scottish Jacobean Kirk 1567-1625: Sovereignty, Polity and Liturgy | MacDonald, Alan R. | Ashgate Publishing | 1998 | A study of the Scottish Church and also its relationship with the state during the reign of James VI. | 830 |
| 1855069202 | no image available | Works of William Hamilton | Tropea, Savina (ed.) | Thoemmes Press | 2001 | Sir William Hamilton was a professor of Metaphysics and Logic in Edinburgh University during the Scottish Enlightenment. He played an important role in that movement and these 19th century writings cover philosophy, logic and medical and church history. | 853 |
| 0952842866 | |
Through the Year with St. Columba: Celtic Prayer for Every Week | Brown, Olive; Whittaker, Jean (eds.) | Brown & Whittaker | 1997 | A Celtic prayer book for each week of the year. | 967 |
| 1897976046 | no image available | Selected Sermons of Zachary Boyd | Boyd, Zachary | Scottish Text Society | 1988 | Zachary Boyd was a protestant minister in France and, on returning to Scotland, in Glasgow. He was associated with Glasgow University and was one of its early benefactors. This collection includes some of his published and unpublished sermons. | 1099 |
| 0715208128 | |
Confidence in a Changing Church | Macdonald, Finlay | Saint Andrew Press | 2004 | This is written by a former Moderator of the Church of Scotland and it outlines many of the issues facing the organisation in an increasingly secular society. | 1163 |
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The Sectarian Myth in Scotland: Of Bitter Memory and Bigotry | Michael Rosie | Palgrave Macmillan | 2004 | The issue of (religious) sectarianism in Scotland has been a running sore in Scottish society for a long time, especially in the industrialised Central Belt. This study looks at religious identity in modern Scotland and how this relates to historical events and today`s politics. | 1344 |
| 0748619119 | |
Sectarianism in Scotland | Steve Bruce, Tony Glendinning, Iain Paterson, Michael Rosie (eds.) | Edinburgh University Press | 2004 | This study of religious sectarianism in Scotland challenges many current views on the nature of this contrversial subject. It deals with social and political developments in the 20th century and concludes that Catholic integration has been more sucessful than hitherto reported. In addition, there is a commentary on the decline in religious identity and how that affects the religious "divide" that exists in some parts of the country. | 1355 |
| 3631520506 | no image available | Anti-catholic Strategies In Eighteenth-century Scotland | Clotilde Prunier | Peter Lang Publishing | 2004 | This study of religious rivalries in 18th-century Scotland describes the measures taken by the government - and the Church of Scotland - against the Catholic Church. Various legal tactics were pursued by the state as well as the further development of schools as a means of bringing up future generations of children in "acceptable" ideas. | 1337 |