The National Covenant and the Solemn League and Covenant, 1660-1696

by James Walters

Examines how the form and function of the Covenants were shorn of religious implications and repurposed, serving a pluralistic vision of the role of religion in politics and public life.

Until now, scholarship on the Covenants has mainly focussed on their role in the conflicts of the 1640s, with discussion of the Covenants after 1660 mostly limited to the context of violent Scottish radicalism. This book moves beyond a rigid focus on Scotland...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783276045
• ISBN13: 9781783276042
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.3"