Scottish Puritanism, 1590-1638 /

Scottish Puritanism, 1590-1638, is a portrait of Protestantism in the two generations leading to the National Covenant of 1638. This book investigates the construction of a puritan community embracing 'godly' ministers along with significant numbers of lay men and women willing to engage i...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Mullan, David George
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2000.
Zusammenfassung:
Scottish Puritanism, 1590-1638, is a portrait of Protestantism in the two generations leading to the National Covenant of 1638. This book investigates the construction of a puritan community embracing 'godly' ministers along with significant numbers of lay men and women willing to engage in the practice of a piety which confronted the inner person and the external world, seeking the reformation of both. Topics include attitudes towards the Bible and the sacraments, thenature of the Christian life, the place of the feminine in Scottish divinity, and the development of ideas about predestination
Umfang:
1 online resource (386 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-360) and index.
ISBN:
1-280-44610-2
0-19-152071-3
9786610446100
Schlagworte:
Puritans > Scotland > History.
Puritan movements > Scotland > History.
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