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The Conservative Hold over Scottish Civil Society: Evidence from the 1854 Edinburgh Pollbook*
Parliamentary History, Volume 45, Issue 1, Page 110-131, February 2026.Abstract As a carrier of influence and governance that stands distinct from parliamentary and municipal representation, civil society has been ascribed a particular layer of criticality in the Scottish example of the stateless nation. This article examines the voting choices made at the 1852 general election by those active within Edinburgh's voluntary
Graeme Morton
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Wetenskaplike metodologie en kerkregering
In die Skriflig, 1993 Any mode of science has a paradigm which determines the questions asked, the methods followed and the results obtained in that science. Taking this as a point of departure the question about the relationship between the a paradigm of reformed church ...
P. Coertzen
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Professor James Cameron: introduction by a late-coming beneficiary [PDF]
, 2014 Mark Elliot’s introduction to this selection of papers from the symposium presents a sketch of James Cameron’s contribution to scholarship as encountered through some of his notable writings. The result is a fascinating tour of Scottish church history in
Elliot, Mark W.
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Andrew Melville, sacred chronology and world history: the Carmina Danielis 9 and the Antichristus [PDF]
, 2009 The accepted view of the ecclesiastical reformer Andrew Melville (1545–1622) as the dynamic leader of the Presbyterian movement in Jacobean Scotland has been severely eroded in recent years, with particular criticism of the actual importance of his ...
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History Compass, Volume 24, Issue 1, February 2026.ABSTRACT Women have played a critical role in Botswana's development since precolonial times. However, patriarchal socio‐political systems have limited their contributions to the country's rapid economic growth in the post‐colony. This paper discusses women's contributions in areas such as public office, missionary service, education, politics, women's
Christian John Makgala, Alinah Segobye
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Die klassis en kerkvisitasie in drie kerkordes
In die Skriflig, 2017 The classis and the visitation of congregations in three church orders. It is said by reformed church politicians that the classis as a major assembly in reformed church polity is the cornerstone of the church as a denomination. In the tradition in which
Piet J. Strauss
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Alienation, equality, and multifaith establishment
American Journal of Political Science, Volume 70, Issue 1, Page 272-285, January 2026.Abstract Religious establishment today often takes a multifaith form, whereby multiple religions are supported in different ways and to different degrees. In order to contribute to the development of a normative framework for assessing practices and regimes of multifaith establishment, this article recommends the concept of “social alienation ...
Andrew Shorten
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Hartford Puritanism: Thomas Hooker, Samuel Stone, and Their Terrifying God
, 2015 Statues of Thomas Hooker and Samuel Stone grace downtown Hartford, Connecticut, but few residents are aware of the distinctive version of Puritanism that these founding ministers of Hartford\u27s First Church carried into the Connecticut wilderness (or ...
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Die gesag van Christus in enkele kerklike gesagsmodelle
Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship, 1988 Reformed church polity acknowledges a very close relation between Christology and ecclesiology, and intends to be a polity of the kingdom of God. This means the acceptance of Christ as the only Head of His church.
A. le R. du Plooy
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Die Sinode van Emden: Bakermat van die Nederduitse Kerke in Suid-Afrika
In die Skriflig, 2020 The Synod of Emden: Cradle of the Netherdutch churches of South Africa. The Synod of Emden, which took place from 04 to 13 October 1571 in the city of Emden, is of great importance to the reformed churches in South Africa.
Willem A. Dreyer
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