John Mccallum

Poor Relief and the Church in Scotland, 1560-1650 (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

This book sets out the importance of charity in Scottish Reformation studies. Based on extensive archival research involving more than thirty parishes, it sheds new light on the practice of poor relief in the century following the Reformation.John McCallum challenges the assumption that charitable activity was weak and informal in Scotland by uncovering the surviving records of welfare work carried out by the church. And he skilfully demonstrates that kirk sessions were key welfare providers in early modern Scotland and provided effective relief to a range of people who struggled in poverty. In addition to the analysis of specific parish activities, readers gain a rare insight into the lives of the poor Scots who looked to the church for assistance in the early modern era.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. August 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781474427296
• Artikelnr.: 72430889

Autorenporträt

John McCallum is a senior lecturer in History at Nottingham Trent University, and a specialist in the religious and social history of early modern Scotland. He is the author of Reforming the Scottish Parish (2010), editor of Scotland's Long Reformation (2016), and has published various other pieces on aspects of Scottish Reformation history.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Conventions
Abbreviations
List of Tables
Map
Introduction
Chapter 1. Ideas, Attitudes and Ambitions
Section I: The Development of Kirk Session Poor Relief
Chapter 2. Urban Beginnings and Developments, c. 1560-c. 1610
Chapter 3. Poor Relief Beyond the Main Burghs, c. 1590-c. 1650
Chapter 4: Poor Relief under Stress
Section II: The Nature of Kirk Session Poor Relief
Chapter 5. The Mechanics of Relief
Chapter 6. Who Were the Poor? The Recipients of Relief
Chapter 7. Who Was Deserving? Decision-Making and Discrimination
Chapter 8. Beyond the Kirk Session: Mixed Economies of Relief
Conclusion
Appendix: Equivalent Values from Wages and Prices
Bibliography