Glimpses of a Scottish parish through the Covenant era
A concise, readable portrait of daily life, faith, and public order in Angus during a turbulent century.
Drawing on period records, this book examines how the kirk shaped behavior and community. It explains how fast days, excommunication, and church discipline affected ordinary people, leaders, and their towns. Readers will see the tension between reverence and social control, from weddings blessed in church to the punishments meted out for breaches of conduct.
- How fasts and humiliations were organized, and what they meant for parish life
- What punishment looked like in the old kirk, including the stool of repentance and banishments
- How marriages were conducted in public, and why clandestine unions were frowned upon
- How real historical events, like Montrose’s campaigns, touched a local parish
Ideal for readers of Scottish history and local parish life, this edition offers a clear window into how a community navigated faith, law, and daily life in a time of upheaval.