Moderating Evangelicalism: Revd William Muir of St. Stephen's, Edinburgh
Of those ministers within the pale of pre-Disruption evangelicalism who remained in the Established Church of Scotland following the cataclysmic events of 18 May 1843, none is more paradigmatic than Revd William Muir. Deeply committed to evangelical preaching, rich parish ministry, philanthropic and...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh University Press
[2019]
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Scottish church history
Year: 2019, Volume: 48, Issue: 1, Pages: 68-82 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBF British Isles KDD Protestant Church KDG Free church RB Church office; congregation |
| Further subjects: | B
Middle Party
B Church of Scotland B William Muir B Disruption B Evangelicalism |
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| Summary: | Of those ministers within the pale of pre-Disruption evangelicalism who remained in the Established Church of Scotland following the cataclysmic events of 18 May 1843, none is more paradigmatic than Revd William Muir. Deeply committed to evangelical preaching, rich parish ministry, philanthropic and evangelistic activism, and the idea of a National Kirk, Muir – along with Norman Macleod and others – played a critical role in piloting the ecclesiastical ship through the rough waters of the mid-to-late 1840s and into the era of recovery in which other establishment evangelicals began to exert influence. |
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| ISSN: | 2516-6301 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Scottish church history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3366/sch.2019.0004 |