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100 1 _aChurch of Scotland. General Assembly
245 1 0 _aRecords of the Kirk of Scotland :
_bcontaining the Acts and Proceedings of the General Assemblies from 1638 downwards, as authenticated by the clerks of assembly.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _a"Vol. I" but no more published.
500 _aRelease date is 2020-09-05
508 _aProduced by Jordan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Records of the Kirk of Scotland" by the Church of Scotland General Assembly is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This compilation presents the acts and proceedings of the General Assemblies of the Kirk from 1638 onwards, detailing significant events during a critical period in Scottish religious history. The book aims to chronicle the church's responses to political and ecclesiastical challenges, particularly those surrounding the Reformation in Scotland and ensuing conflicts with the monarchy. The opening of the text provides an introduction explaining the intent behind the compilation, which is to make the history of the Scottish Kirk accessible to the public. It discusses the socio-political landscape of the time, touching on the conflicts between King Charles I and his subjects over religious reforms and the establishment of Episcopacy versus Presbyterian governance. The narrative begins to outline the events leading up to the National Covenant of 1638, highlighting the tensions that resulted in a pushback against royal authority and a unification of various factions within Scottish society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aChurch of Scotland -- History -- Sources
700 1 _aPeterkin, Alexander,
_d1780-1846
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63127
999 _c103951
_d103951