Trace Scotland’s early church law through a carefully curated edition that clarifies how the General Assembly shaped the church and its records.
This edition presents the Acts and related material from the founding years of 1560 up to 1830 in a practical abridgment. It explains the barriers that influenced how laws were made, preserved, and later interpreted, offering context for readers who want to understand the church’s governance and its historical records.
- A focused, annotated sequence of acts and overtures with emphasis on their practical impact.
- Explanations of how legislation evolved, including the Barrier Act and its significance for later governance.
- Discussion of how church records were kept, lost, recovered, and carefully summarized for public view.
- Notes on the editor’s approach, source materials, and key figures involved in curating these records.
Ideal for students of church history, legal historians, genealogists, and readers seeking a grounded view of the Presbyterian kirk’s early architecture and archives.