The shaping of Ulster Presbyterian belief and practice, 1770-1840 / Andrew R. Holmes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holmes, Andrew R., 1977-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

General Synod of Ulster--Customs and practices.

General Synod of Ulster.

General Synod of Ulster--Doctrines.

Presbyterian Church in Ireland--History.

Presbyterian Church in Ireland.

History.

Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland)--Church history--18th century.

Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland).

Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland)--Church history--19th century.

Physical Description:

xiii, 374 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Summary:

This is a historical study of the most influential and important Protestant group in Northern Ireland - the Ulster Presbyterians. Andrew R. Holmes argues that to understand Ulster Presbyterianism is to begin to understand the character of Ulster Protestantism more generally and the relationship between religion and identity in present-day Northern Ireland.

Contents:

Introduction

Part I : Time

The Lord's day

Days of fasting and thanksgiving

Calendrical customs and alternative beliefs

Part II : Public worship in the meeting house

Psalmody

Preaching

Communion and discipline

Part III : Rites of passage

Baptism

Marriage and sexual relationships

Death

Part IV : Religious instruction, fellowship, and activity beyond the meeting house

Catechizing, education, and reading practices

Family worship, prayer meetings, and lay involvement in church life

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [314]-358) and index.

ISBN:

0199288658

OCLC:

70251157