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Mr Simsons Knotty Case - Early 18th Century Scotland
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Features
- Dust Jacket
- ISBN
- 9780773510296
- Subject Area
- Religion, Biography & Autobiography, History
- Publication Name
- Mr Simson's Knotty Case : Divinity, Politics, and Due Process in Early Eighteenth-Century Scotland
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Subject
- Cultural Heritage, Christian Church / History, Religious, General, Christianity / Presbyterian, Europe / Great Britain / General
- Publication Year
- 2001
- Series
- Mcgill-Queen's Studies in the History of Ideas Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.4 in
- Item Weight
- 27.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 416 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
ISBN-10
077351029X
ISBN-13
9780773510296
eBay Product ID (ePID)
19038683684
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Publication Name
Mr Simson's Knotty Case : Divinity, Politics, and Due Process in Early Eighteenth-Century Scotland
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Subject
Cultural Heritage, Christian Church / History, Religious, General, Christianity / Presbyterian, Europe / Great Britain / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Religion, Biography & Autobiography, History
Series
Mcgill-Queen's Studies in the History of Ideas Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
27.3 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2003-267360
Reviews
"This is a superb piece of cross-disciplinary research. Politics, theology and philosophy are all explored, in a way that revolutionizes our understanding of an episode of immense significance, not just for the Scottish church but for the whole cultural development of eighteenth-century Scotland. The documentation is groundbreaking. This is one of the most exciting Enlightenment studies of the last decade." M.A. Stewart, Professor of History of Philosophy, Universities of Lancaster and Aberdeen. "A significant, original contribution to the study of a crucial transitional period in Scottish history. It marks a substantial advance on previous discussions of Simson." Paul Wood, Department of History, University of Victoria, "A significant, original contribution to the study of a crucial transitional period in Scottish history. It marks a substantial advance on previous discussions of Simson." Paul Wood, Department of History, University of Victoria
Series Volume Number
31
Synopsis
In Mr Simson's Knotty Case Anne Skoczylas examines the heresy trials of John Simson, professor of Divinity at Glasgow University from 1708-40. Accused of teaching unsound doctrine, Simson retained his position after mild censure in 1717 but was eventually suspended from teaching and preaching after a second set of charges was brought against him in the ecclesiastical courts in the late 1720s., The issues involved in these trials included the right of universities to discipline their professors, the degree of political control over the appointment and methodology of teachers, the preservation of factional advantage through such appointments, and the nature of the relationship between a state church and the public institutions responsible for educating its clergy. Skoczylas shows that the effect of the Enlightenment on Scottish Calvinism, which required adaptation to new developments in theology and pedagogy, was an important sub-text to the trials: the compromise reached at the end of the second led indirectly to the first secession of ultra-orthodox ministers from the Church of Scotland. More significantly, the Church became increasingly open to innovative thought so that enlightened ministers of the latter half of the century could debate matters forbidden to Simson. Mr Simson's Knotty Case breaks new ground, offering the first analysis of many ecclesiastical and political sources. Skoczylas shows that although Simson was in many ways a conservative man, despite his innovative pedagogy, the liberalizing effects of his cases thrust Scotland from the obscurity of Covenanting orthodoxy into the clarity of the Enlightenment.
LC Classification Number
BX9225.S46S56 2001
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