Scottish Presbyterianism
The Disruption of 1843: A Principled Sacrifice
A paper on the Disruption of 1843, when an uncommonly large number of ministers left the Church of Scotland rather than accept the civil government's intrusion into the spiritual government of the church. Having given…
The Solemn League and Covenant: The Making and Breaking of a Weighty Bond
A paper on the Solemn League and Covenant, the treaty between Scotland and England that overthrew a king and gave the church the Westminster Standards. It fell far short of its own ideals, and in the end the very idea…