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Religion and Society in Scotland since 1707 / Callum Brown.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]Copyright date: ©1997Description: 1 online resource (232 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780748608867
  • 9780748699216
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 274.11/07
LOC classification:
  • BR785.B76 1997
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Tables and Figures -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- 1. Piety and Progress -- 2. The Church Structure in Scotland 1707-1997 -- 3. Patterns of Religious Adherence -- 4. Religion in Rural Society 1707-1890 -- 5. The Challenge of the Cities 178o-1890 -- 6. The 'Social Question' 1890-1939: the Crisis of Religious Ideology -- 7. The Haemorrhage of Faith 1939-97: the Crisis of Church Connection -- 8. Religion and Identities since 1707 -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary: From current day sectarianism to the Free Church, religion has had a dominant effect upon society in Scotland for centuries. In this topical and thought-provoking book, Callum Brown examines the role of religion in the making of modern Scottish society. Tackling important contemporary themes such as the role of the Kirk in national identity and the growth of secularisation, he explains the history of Catholicism, Presbyterianism and Episcopalism over the last 250 years in an accessible and readable way.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9780748699216

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Tables and Figures -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- 1. Piety and Progress -- 2. The Church Structure in Scotland 1707-1997 -- 3. Patterns of Religious Adherence -- 4. Religion in Rural Society 1707-1890 -- 5. The Challenge of the Cities 178o-1890 -- 6. The 'Social Question' 1890-1939: the Crisis of Religious Ideology -- 7. The Haemorrhage of Faith 1939-97: the Crisis of Church Connection -- 8. Religion and Identities since 1707 -- Bibliography -- Index

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From current day sectarianism to the Free Church, religion has had a dominant effect upon society in Scotland for centuries. In this topical and thought-provoking book, Callum Brown examines the role of religion in the making of modern Scottish society. Tackling important contemporary themes such as the role of the Kirk in national identity and the growth of secularisation, he explains the history of Catholicism, Presbyterianism and Episcopalism over the last 250 years in an accessible and readable way.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022)