Reforming the Scottish church : John Winram (c. 1492-1582) and the example of fife / Linda J. Dunbar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dunbar, Linda J., 1962- author.

Series:

St. Andrews studies in Reformation history.

St Andrews Studies in Reformation History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Winram, John, 1492-1582.

Winram, John.

Reformers--Scotland--Biography.

Reformers.

Fife (Scotland)--Biography.

Fife (Scotland).

Fife (Scotland)--Church history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (239 pages) : illustrations, tables, maps.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2017.

Summary:

"As Superintendent of Fife, John Winram played a pivotal role in the reform of the Scottish Church. Charting his career within St Andrews priory from canon to subprior, Linda Dunbar examines the ambiguity of Winram's religious stance in the years before 1559 and argues that much of the difficulty in pinning down Winram's views stems from the mis-identification of John Knox's un-named reforming sub-prior with Winram. In fact, as the book shows, this early reformer was probably Winram's own sub-prior, Alexander Young. The various reforming influences on Winram, and the gradual change in his religious stance is charted, together with his robust attempts at Catholic reform with St Andrews and his profound effect upon John Knox during the siege of the castle. In 1559, Winram eventually decided to side with the Protestants. The book concludes with an analysis of the difficulties experienced by Winram and the preponderance of accusations against him which led to his final relinquishing of office in 1577. In his transition from a Catholic to a Protestant reformer, Winram's experience is typical of that of many of his contemporaries in Scotland and in Europe."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

chapter Introduction

chapter 1 St Andrews priory before 1560

chapter 2 Changing religious convictions

chapter 3 Superintendency: The theory of the First Book of Discipline

chapter 4 Superintendency: The developments of the General Assembly

chapter 5 The practice of superintendency in Fife

chapter 6 The superintendent’s court

chapter 7 Clerical admissions

chapter 8 The problems of superintendency

chapter 9 St Andrews priory after 1560

chapter 10 St Andrews University

chapter 11 Friends

chapter 12 Family.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-351-90569-4

1-315-24498-5

1-351-90568-6

9781315244983

OCLC:

993636493