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A reference book providing comprehensive and detailed information about the Church of Scotland: its personnel; General Assembly procedures; Acts and deliverances; the Kirk's boards; committees and departments; and extensive Presbytery lists of addresses, phone, fax, e-mail and internet numbers. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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A Classic Primary Source for Christianity in the British Isles
Bravo for the University of Michigan's historical reprint of "History of the Church of Scotland".First published in 1843, this mammoth work presents the Scots Presbyterian story from its beginning into the mid 19th century.Author Reverend W.M. Hetherington adds his voice to the august list of classical church historians with the telling of this gripping narrative.

Witnessing church politics, monarchial aggression, believers' martyrdom, Presbyterian determination, and Christian service through Scots history this study is a classic primary source for Christianity in the British Isles.Herrington's is a credible study with 474 two-columned pages, a 20-page explanatory appendix, and a 6-page alphabetical phrase-line index.Brilliant, simply brilliant!

The "History of the Church of Scotland" is a broad based story with intricate detail. Avoiding the usual boring name, date, and place pattern of historical study, Hetherington energetically reflects on culture issues and attitudes for explaining individual tastes and dilemmas.All the principal characters from the centuries (Palladius, Columba, Aidan, Bruce, Knox, Melville, Sharp, Leighton, Ramsay, Campbell, Argyle, Graham, and many more) are carefully considered.General assemblies, regional conventions, parliamentary acts, books of discipline, various battles, local rebellions, believers' executions, royal intrigues, and much more are dramatically presented.

Much of this narrative reviews the life-grip struggle between the king's prelatic party (of Catholic, and latter Protestant, bishops) verses Scot culture Covenanters (of Presbyterian congregations and ministers) for power.The result for Scotland was a massive 18th-19th centuries migration for the safety of other nations.This colossal intellectual, skills, talents, and population numbers drain affected Scotland's growth and progress into contemporary times.Reader's humor, anger, sympathy, enthusiasm, and relief will emerge from reading this gripping saga.

As with many 19th century primary sources (Michigan's lithograph of the original text brings its actual wording) this history proffers some arcane spelling, wording, and syntax.Many are the run-on sentence.Chapters tend to be lengthy (chapter 7 is 199 pages!).The occasional word has changed meaning by today.These are only tedious, but do not distract from Hetherington's purpose.

Some will disagree with the author's Presbyterian determinism.He believes that all functions of history- including the king verses church drama- is divinely authored and sanctioned.He, also, gleefully slams Arminianism.Hetherington's biases, though informative and only marginally disagreeable, are not detracting from this story.

The book's pearls of wisdom far better define Hetherington's religious belief and historical acumen:

· "Suffering in Christ's cause gives a very deeply spiritual character to a Christian minister's labors" (page 135).
· "It is always more difficult for a cunning man to understand honesty, than for an honest man to detect craft" (page 161).
· "Pride is not a sentiment which any human being ought ever to cherish" (page 172).
· "The Christian martyr is beyond the reach of fear" (page 214).
· "... how dangerous it is to quit the path which clear principle points out..." (page 236).

This book is a must read for everyone interested Scotland and the history of its people and church.
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1844Original Publisher: Leavitt, Trow ... Read more

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This book explores the struggle to strengthen the influence of the national Churches in the first half of the 19th century. Those who sought strong national Churches faced the growth of Catholic nationalism in Ireland and the emergence of liberalism in Britain, as well as a movement within the Churches for independence from the State. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This is an indispensable guide to over 750 abbeys, churches and other places of worship. Scotland possesses a surprising range of buildings designed for worship, and the full range of this rich architectural and spiritual heritage is featured in this illustrated guide. These churches are spread across Scotland and across all the religious denominations, and contain a significant part of the nation's heritage. Entries include information on the history and architecture of the church, as well as opening times and details of services. ... Read more

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General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1749Original Publisher: for J. OswaldSubjects: History / Europe / Great BritainReligion / Christianity / HistoryReligion / HistoryReligion / Christianity / DenominationsReligion / Christianity / PresbyterianReligion / Christian Church / HistoryTravel / Europe / Great BritainNotes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free.Excerpt:1685.HftSei ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the text that can both be accessed online and used to create new print copies. This book and thousands of others can be found in the digital collections of the University of Michigan Library. The University Library also understands and values the utility of print, and makes reprints available through its Scholarly Publishing Office. ... Read more