The Oxford Movement in Scotland

Originally published in 1933, this book examines the impact of the Oxford Movement on the thought and life of the Church of Scotland.

W. Perry (Author)

9781107437883, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 23 October 2014

140 pages
19.8 x 12.9 x 0.8 cm, 0.14 kg

Originally published in 1933, this book examines the impact of the Oxford Movement on the thought and life of the Church of Scotland. Perry reviews how the Oxford Movement began in the early nineteenth century and led to a blossoming of the church in Scotland, and shows how the effects of the Oxford-inspired revival still resonate in his day. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in religion in Scotland and the legacy of the Oxford Movement.

Foreword
1. The method of revival
2. The first stage, 1833–45
3. The second stage, 1845–78
4. Beginnings and the first public schools in Scotland, 1833–57
5. Two young cathedral builders
6. A Scottish Pusey
7. Some fruits of the revival, 1860–80
8. The Catholic revival and the Scottish prayer book
9. Sacred learning and sacred art
10. The worth of Catholic principles to-day
11. The Catholic movement in the Presbyterian churches.

Subject Areas: Church history [HRCC2]