History of Civilization in England
History of Civilization in England

Author: Henry Thomas Buckle

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2020-08-02

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 3752393440

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Reproduction of the original: History of Civilization in England by Henry Thomas Buckle

The Scottish Book Trade, 1500-1720
The Scottish Book Trade, 1500-1720

Author: Alastair J. Mann

Publisher: Birlinn Ltd

Published: 2000-12-12

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 1788854195

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This volume examines the Scottish book trade from c.1500 to c.1720, looking at booksellers, bookbinders, stationers and printers and their relationship to the forces of authority. The scale of the Scottish book trade in this period was surprisingly large, consisting of over 150 printers and over 400 booksellers, but its rate of growth was not constant as it was buffeted by the winds of economic and political circumstances. It is the public, not private world of book dissemination that is examined. Emphsis is placed more on supply than on demand. It is shown that the unique qualities of the printed book, with its blend of commerce and technology on the one hand, and intellect and ideology on the other, ensured that authority - burghs, church, governemt (crown and executive) and law courts - reacted with a complex response of liberty and prohibition. So it was for all nations experiencing the arrival of printing, but Scotland had its own particular range of dynamics, a distinct Scottish tradition.

Sacred Space in Early Modern Europe
Sacred Space in Early Modern Europe

Author: Will Coster

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2005-07-28

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 9780521824873

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In this 2005 book, leading historians examine sanctity and sacred space in Europe during and after the religious upheavals of the early modern period.

The Uses of Reform: 'Godly Discipline' and Popular Behavior in Scotland and Beyond, 1560-1610
The Uses of Reform: 'Godly Discipline' and Popular Behavior in Scotland and Beyond, 1560-1610

Author: M.F. Graham

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2021-10-11

Total Pages: 393

ISBN-13: 9004477268

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The Uses of Reform is a study of the Reformation as a movement for behavioral reform, concentrating on Scotland during the first fifty years (1560-1610) of its Reformation as a primary example. The opening chapters trace the development of "Godly Discipline" as part of the European-wide reform movement. Graham follows this general narrative with a study of the creation and implementation of a disciplinary system in Scotland. Finally, he compares disciplinary practices in the Scottish Church with those of the Huguenot communities of France. Looking closely at the proceedings of church courts which enforced regulations concerning behavior, Graham paints a picture of the Reformation as a social process. This book, the first of its kind in the historiography of the Scottish Reformation, explores how Reformed protestantism affected local communities and redefined relationships.

A Great Grievance
A Great Grievance

Author: Laurence A.B. Whitley

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2013-01-11

Total Pages: 359

ISBN-13: 1610979907

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In 1843 the Church of Scotland split apart. In the Disruption, as it was called, those who left to form the Free Church of Scotland claimed they did so because the law denied congregations the freedom to elect their own pastor. As they saw it, this fundamental Christian right had been usurped by lay patrons, who, by the Patronage Act of 1712, had been given the privilege of choosing and presenting parish ministers. But lay patronage was nothing new to the Church in Scotland, and to this day it remains an acceptable practice south of the border. What were the issues that made Scotland different? To date, little work has been done on the history of Scottish lay patronage and how antipathy to it developed. In A Great Grievance, Laurence Whitley traces the way attitudes ebbed and flowed from earliest times, and then in the main body of the book, looks at the place of Scottish lay patronage in the extraordinary and complex period in British history that followed the Glorious Revolution of 1688. The book examines some of the myths and controversies that sprung up and draws some unexpected conclusions.