Insular Christianity: Alternative models of the Church in Britain and Ireland, c.1570–c.1700 (Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain)

Synopsis

This Focused Collection Of Essays On The Alternative Establishments Which Both Presbyterians And Catholics Attempted To Create In Britain And Ireland Offers A Dynamic New Perspective On The Evolution Of Post-reformation Religious Communities Within Britain And Ireland. Alternative Establishments? Insular Catholicism And Presbyterianism / Robert Armstrong And Tadhg Ó Hannracháin -- 'replant The Uprooted Trunk Of The Tree Of Faith' : The Society Of Jesus And The Continental Colleges For Religious Exiles / Thomas M. Mccoog -- 'genevan Jesuits' : Crypto-presbyterianism In England / Polly Ha -- Riots, Rescues And 'grene Bowes' : Catholics And Protest In Ireland, 1570-1640 / Clodagh Tait -- Authority, Agency And The Reception Of The Scottish National Covenant Of 1638 / Laura A. M. Stewart -- The Influence Of The Irish Catholic Clergy In Shaping The Religious And Political Allegiances Of Irish Catholics, 1603-1641 / David Finnegan -- Politics And Religion In The Westminster Assembly And The 'grand Debate' / Chad Van Dixhoorn -- Coping With Alternatives : Religious Liberty In Royalist Thought 1642-1647 / Anthony Milton -- 'the Remembrance Of Sweet Fellowship' : Relationships Between English And Scottish Presbyterians In The 1640s And 1650s / Ann Hughes -- An Alternative Establishment : The Evolution Of The Irish Catholic Hierarchy, 1600-49 / Tadhg Ó Hannracháin -- The Irish Alternative : Scottish And English Presbyterianism In Ireland / Robert Armstrong -- The Laity And The Structure Of The Catholic Church In Early Modern Scotland / R. Scott Spurlock -- Between Reformation And Enlightenment : Presbyterian Clergy, Religious Liberty And Intellectual Change / John Coffey. Edited By Robert Armstrong, Tadhg O Hannrachain. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.