Religious Comprehension in Scotland, 1689–1695
This article discusses how religious comprehension was promoted by the Scottish authorities after the revolution of 1688-9 to reach a compromise between the nation's two main religious groups: the Presbyterians and the Episcopalians. Unlike the failed attempt to enact comprehension in England i...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2023
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The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 2023, Volume: 74, Issue: 4, Pages: 774-800 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Scotland
/ Revolution
/ Church of Scotland
/ Presbyterians
/ Episcopalian church
/ Society
/ History 1689-1695
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| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics CH Christianity and Society KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBF British Isles KDD Protestant Church KDE Anglican Church |
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| Summary: | This article discusses how religious comprehension was promoted by the Scottish authorities after the revolution of 1688-9 to reach a compromise between the nation's two main religious groups: the Presbyterians and the Episcopalians. Unlike the failed attempt to enact comprehension in England in 1689, in Scotland five attempts were made from 1689 to 1694 to accommodate Episcopalians into the Church. The article argues that comprehension forced the Scots to confront the practical limits of their commitment to religious uniformity, and was central to their transition from a Reformed nation that cherished uniformity to one that begrudgingly accepted the existence of pluralism. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-7637 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of ecclesiastical history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0022046923000118 |