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The kirk and the kingdom : a century of tension in Scottish theology, 1830-1929

Author: Johnston R McKay
Publisher: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press 2012
Series: The Chalmers lectures for 2011
Edition/Format:  Computer file : EnglishView all editions and formats
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What did the Church ever do for us? Johnston McKay unearths a practical social theology of the church in Scotland in the century from 1820. It has been widely believed that the church was largely mute on the widespread poverty and deprivation which accompanied the rapid expanse of urban life. This study asserts that the church was not lacking in commitment to improving such conditions, through the example of  Read more...
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Document Type: Internet Resource, Computer File
All Authors / Contributors: Johnston R McKay
ISBN: 9780748644742 0748644741 9780748644735 0748644733 9780748650644 0748650644
OCLC Number: 967396146
Notes: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 31 May 2016).
Description: 1 online resource (134 pages)
Series Title: The Chalmers lectures for 2011
Other Titles: Kirk et the Kingdom
Responsibility: Johnston McKay.

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