Alistair Mutch

Religion and National Identity

Governing Scottish Presbyterianism in the Eighteenth Century

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Produktbeschreibung

'A refreshing and innovative approach to using one of Scotland's richest historical resources: Kirk records. Beyond their content, Mutch demonstrates that the form of these sources tells us just as much about how Presbyterianism functioned as a system, and ultimately how it shaped Scottish identity.' R. Scott Spurlock, University of Glasgow What is the enduring impact of Presbyterianism on what it means to be Scottish? Presbyterianism has shaped Scotland and its impact on the world. Behind its beliefs lie some distinctive practices of governance which endure even when belief fades. These practices place a particular emphasis on the detailed recording of decisions and what we can term a 'systemic' form of accountability. Alistair Mutch examines the emergence and consolidation of such practices in the eighteenth-century Church of Scotland. Using extensive archival research and detailed local case studies, he contrasts them to what is termed a 'personal' form of accountability in England in the same period. The wider impact of the systemic approach to governance and accountability, especially in the United States of America, is explored, as is the enduring impact on Scottish identity. This book offers a fresh perspective on the Presbyterian legacy in contemporary Scottish historiography, at the same time as informing current debates on national identity. Alistair Mutch is Professor of Information & Learning at Nottingham Business School. He combines organisational theory with business history and has published on Scottish rural and religious history. He is author of Managing Information and Knowledge in Organisations (2008) and Strategic and Organisational Change: From Production to Retailing in UK Brewing 1950-1990 (2006). Cover image: The Ordination of Elders in a Scottish Kirk, 1891 by John Henry Lorimer. Courtesy of National Galleries of Scotland Cover design: [EUP logo] www.euppublishing.com

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. März 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 567g
• ISBN-13: 9780748699155
• ISBN-10: 0748699155
• Artikelnr.: 42606139

Autorenporträt

Alistair Mutch is Professor of Information & Learning at Nottingham Business School. He combines organizational theory with business history and has published on Scottish rural and religious history. He is author of Managing Information and Knowledge in Organizations, 2008 and Strategic and Organizational Change: From Production to Retailing in UK Brewing 1950-1990, 2006.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: Looking for practices
The Protestant Ethic and practice
The nature of practice
Scottish religious practice
Sources
Chapter 2: The emergence of a governance system
Structure of the church
An emerging system: the seventeenth century
Consolidating the Revolution settlement
Steuart of Pardovan
Chapter 3: Presbyterial business
Business as usual in the presbytery
The parochial visitation in practice
Ministerial conduct and the demise of the visitation
Monitoring sessions at a distance
Formalisation of the letter
relaxation of the spirit
Chapter 4: The kirk session
Ministers
The Session Clerk
Elders
Deacons and Heritors
Life of the Session
Making communion happen
Chapter 5: Handling finances
Developing the money register
Record format
Using the records
Getting the money in
The poor box
The treasurer
Disputes over accountability
Chapter 6: Scottish systemic accountability
Theory and practice
Regional differences
Law and education
Monymusk
Chapter 7: Contrasts and consequences
Personal accountability in the Church of England
Contrasts with Scotland
Consequences
Bonds
Accountancy
America
Chapter 8: Conclusion
Religion as a social practice
Scotland and Presbyterianism
Appendices
Appendix 1: Contrast of visitation questions
Appendix 2: Parochial visitations in four presbyteries 1700-1735
Appendix 3: Questions asked about ministerial conduct at parochial visitations in 1710 compared to 1704 Overtures
Appendix 4: Questions asked about sessions at parochial visitations in 1710 compared to 1704 Overtures
Appendix 5: Questions at privy censures in presbytery of Cupar in 1730 compared to 1704 Overtures
Appendix 6: Parish records examined for account formats
Appendix 7: Coding structure for analysis of recording of financial transactions
Appendix 8: Account formats across five presbyteries
Primary sources
National Records of Scotland
Nottinghamshire Record Office
University of Nottingham, Manuscripts and Special Collections
Liverpool Record Office
Derbyshire Record Office
Printed primary sources
Secondary sources.