Episcopalianism in Nineteenth-century Scotland: Religious Responses to a Modernizing Society

Rowan Strong examines the history of Scottish Episcopalianism in the nineteenth century as a response to the new urbanizing and industrializing society of the time. In particular, he looks at the various Episcopalian sub-cultures which had to come to terms with these social and economic changes. These sub-cultures include Highland Gaels; North-East crofters, farmers and fisherfolk; urban Episcopalians; aristocratic Episcopalians; and Evangelicals and Anglo-Catholics. He provides also an outline of the history of Episcopalianism in Scotland from the sixteenth century to 1900, Rowan Strong addresses the issue of Episcopalianism and Scottish identity, which is topical today.

Reviews of Episcopalianism in Nineteenth-century Scotland: Religious Responses to a Modernizing Society

Strong's book is firmly based on the sources and his own profound understanding of the church. Although there is still much scope for research on Scottish Episcopalianism in the period, this will long remain the standard account. History Rowan Strong has written a social history of the reunited church that offers a judicious balance sheet of its successes and failures. History … interesting and lively. Theology This well-researched and much needed book is also a thorough introduction to eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Scottish society and its various denominations. ABES