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Episcopalianism retained a considerable presence beyond the confines of the central belt, and in association with the Catholic minority, became the sacramental life force behind Jacobitism which sought to restore the exiled house of Stuart and terminate the Anglo-Scottish Union. This introductory chapter argues that while much has been made of the polity, the doctrine and the discipline of the churches in Scotland, relatively little has been done on modes of worship, and even less on liturgical practices; and that historical writing has been weighted towards the preaching of the word in comparison to the administration of the sacraments. To redress this imbalance, this collection of essays examines the essence of liturgical practices for Roman Catholics and Episcopalians from Reformation to Enlightenment. |
