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This article examines Presbyterian interpretations in Scotland and Ireland of the Scottish Reformations of 1560 and 1638–43. It begins with a discussion of the work of two important Presbyterian historians of the early nineteenth century, the Scotsman, Thomas McCrie, and the Irishman, James Seaton Reid. In their various publications, both laid the template for the nineteenth-century Presbyterian understanding of the Scottish Reformations by emphasizing the historical links between the Scottish and Irish churches in the early-modern period and their common theology and commitment to civil and religious liberty against the ecclesiastical and political tyranny of the Stuarts. The article also examines the commemorations of the National Covenant in 1838, the Solemn League and Covenant in 1843, and the Scottish Reformation in 1860. By doing so, it uncovers important religious and ideological linkages across the North Channel, including Presbyterian evangelicalism, missionary activity, church–state relationships, religious reform and revival, and anti-Catholicism
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 135-54 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Bulletin of the John Rylands Library |
Volume | 90 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 27 Dec 2013 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 01 Apr 2014 |
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The Scottish Reformations: Presbyterian interpretations in Scotland and Ulster, 1800-60 - History Research Seminar, University of Dundee
Holmes, A. (Invited speaker)
13 Nov 2013Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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The Scottish Reformations: Presbyterian interpretations in Scotland and Ulster - Back to the Mother Country? The Impact of Ulster-Scots Writing on Scotland 1750-2013, University of Glasgow
Holmes, A. (Invited speaker)
15 Mar 2013Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk