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Humanism and Calvinism : Andrew Melville and the universities of Scotland, 1560-1625 / Steven J. Reid.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Reid, Steven J., author.
- Series:
- St. Andrews studies in Reformation history.
- St. Andrews studies in Reformation history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Melville, Andrew, 1545-1622.
- Melville, Andrew.
- University of St. Andrews--History.
- University of St. Andrews.
- Universities and colleges--Scotland--History--16th century.
- Universities and colleges.
- Universities and colleges--Scotland--History--17th century.
- Education, Higher--Scotland--History--16th century.
- Education, Higher.
- Education, Higher--Scotland--History--17th century.
- Reformation--Scotland.
- Reformation.
- Scotland--Intellectual life--16th century.
- Scotland.
- Scotland--Intellectual life--17th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (351 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Routledge, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book surveys the transformation of Scotland's medieval and Catholic university system into a greatly-expanded Protestant one in the decades following the Scottish Reformation of 1560. It also assesses the contribution of religious reformer Andrew Mel
- Contents:
- Between Reformation and reform : the Scottish universities, 1560-74
- Humanism and Calvinism : Melville's education, 1545-74
- The first foray into reform : Melville and the "ancient" universities, 1574-84
- Reform and reaction at St Andrews, 1579-88
- The rise and fall of "Melvillian" St Andrews, 1588-97
- The rise of "the moderates" in St Andrews, 1597-1606
- "Godly" humanism, civic control : Scotland's Protestant arts colleges, 1582-c.1606
- The Scottish universities post-Melville, c. 1606-25
- Conclusion
- Appendix : student matriculations and graduations, 1559-1625.
- Notes:
- First published 2011 by Ashgate Publishing.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-351-92950-X
- 1-315-25292-9
- 1-282-96324-4
- 9786612963247
- 0-7546-9846-7
- 9781315252926
- OCLC:
- 700706385
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