Civic Reformation and Religious Change in Sixteenth-Century Scottish Towns

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Timothy Slonosky (Professor in the Humanities Department, Dawson College, Montreal)

Civic Reformation and Religious Change in Sixteenth-Century Scottish Towns

Timothy Slonosky (Professor in the Humanities Department, Dawson College, Montreal)

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Edinburgh University Press
31 May 2024

General & world history; British & Irish history; Social & cultural history; History of religion; Protestantism & Protestant Churches

Series: Scottish Religious Cultures: Historical Perspectives

Civic Reformation and Religious Change in Sixteenth-Century Scottish Towns demonstrates the crucial role of Scotland's townspeople in the dramatic Protestant Reformation of 1560. It shows that Scottish Protestants were much more successful than their counterparts in France and the Netherlands at introducing religious change because they had the acquiescence of urban populations. As town councils controlled critical aspects of civic religion, their explicit cooperation was vital to ensuring that the reforms introduced at the national level by the military and political victory of the Protestants were actually implemented. Focusing on the towns of Dundee, Stirling and Haddington, this book argues that the councillors and inhabitants gave this support because successive crises of plague, war and economic collapse shook their faith in the existing Catholic order and left them fearful of further conflict. As a result, the Protestants faced little popular opposition, and Scotland avoided the popular religious violence and division which occurred elsewhere in Europe.

By: Timothy Slonosky (Professor in the Humanities Department Dawson College Montreal)
Imprint: Edinburgh University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 581g
ISBN: 9781399510226
ISBN 10: 1399510223
Series: Scottish Religious Cultures: Historical Perspectives
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 31 May 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: The Burghs Chapter 1: The Burghs: Setting and Economy Chapter 2: Governance in the burghs Chapter 3: The Civic Church Chapter 4: The Urban Clergy Part Two: Discussion and Disaster Chapter 5: The spread of new ideas 1520-1547 Chapter 6: Plague and War: 1543-50 Chapter 7: Recovery and Reaction 1550-1558 Part Three: Reformation from within and without Chapter 8: Creating Protestant Towns Conclusion Works Cited

Timothy Slonosky is a Professor in the Humanities Department of Dawson College. He received his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, under the supervision of Margo Todd. He is the author of “Burgh Government and Reformation: Stirling c.1530-65” in Scotland’s Long Reformation, edited by John McCallum (Brill, 2016).

Reviews for Civic Reformation and Religious Change in Sixteenth-Century Scottish Towns

This work is packed with information supplemented with a copious bibliography, leaving readers with much to ponder.--D. M. Hall, Lake Erie College ""CHOICE""