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The Kirk and the Kingdom: A Century of Tension in Scottish Social Theology 1830-1929 Hardcover - 2012

by Johnston McKay


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What did the Church ever do for us? Addressing this question which is often thrown in the face of theologians, Johnston McKay unearths a practical social theology of the Church in Scotland in the century from 1820. It has been widely believed that the Church was largely mute on the widespread poverty and deprivation which accompanied the rapid expanse of urban life in Scotland. This study asserts - through the example of (among others) theologians Robert Flint and the parish minister Frederick Lockhart Robertson - that the Church was not lacking in commitment to improving such conditions. Flint's publication of Christ's Kingdom upon Earth led the Church of Scotland in Glasgow to investigate slum housing conditions and led to the idea that religion could not be complacent about the need for social action. Johnston McKay is a writer, broadcaster, theologian, lecturer and Church of Scotland minister. For nearly ten years he presented the popular weekly programme Personal Touch on Radio Scotland. He has written extensively on Scottish theological history and is the author of Glimpses of Hope (2002) and This Small Pool (1998).

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  • Title The Kirk and the Kingdom: A Century of Tension in Scottish Social Theology 1830-1929
  • Author Johnston McKay
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 128
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh
  • Date 2012
  • Features Bibliography
  • ISBN 9780748644735 / 0748644733
  • Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.3 x 6.1 x 0.7 in (23.62 x 15.49 x 1.78 cm)
  • Ages 22 to UP years
  • Grade levels 17 - UP
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Religious
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Cultural Region: British
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
  • Library of Congress subjects Scotland - Social conditions - 19th century
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011535931
  • Dewey Decimal Code 285.241

About the author

Johnston McKay is a writer, broadcaster, theologian, lecturer and Church of Scotland minister. For nearly ten years, he presented the popular weekly programme Personal Touch on Radio Scotland. In 2007 he was awarded a PhD by the University of Edinburgh for his thesis on 'The Kingdom of God and the Presbyterian Churches' Social Theology and Action c1830-c1914. He has since been made a Visiting Fellow at New College in the University of Edinburgh and been appointed Chalmers Lecturer 2010-2112 in the Universities of Edinburgh and St Andrews. He has written extensively on Scottish theological history and is author of Glimpses of Hope, God beyond Ground Zero Clerk (St Andrew Press) A Touch Personal and This Small Pool (St Mungo Press). He is an engaging public speaker and was Senior Producer for Religious Broadcasting at BBC Scotland from 1987-98. He is currently Clerk at the Presbytery of Ardrossan.

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