Scottish Puritanism, 1590-1638 / David George Mullan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mullan, David George.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Puritans--Scotland--History.

Puritans.

Puritan movements--Scotland--History.

Puritan movements.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (386 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Contents; List of Abbreviations; Prologue; 1. A Puritan Brotherhood; 2. A Ministry of the Word; 3. Conversion and Assurance; 4. The Pilgrim's Progress; 5. The Ambiguity of the Feminine; 6. Covenants and Covenant Theology; 7. A Schism Defined; 8. Political and National Divinity; 9. The Damnable Covenant; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-360) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-44610-2

0-19-152071-3

9786610446100

OCLC:

309365680