The lawful bonds of Scottish society

The Five Articles of Perth, the Negative Confession and the National Covenant

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8957271
AutoresJohn D Fodr (Canisius College, autor de correspondencia)
Año1994
Volumen37
Número1
Páginas45-64
Fecha de publicación1994-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Historical Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0018-246X • E-ISSN: 1469-5103
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0018246x00014692
OpenAlexW1980468903
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas10

The origins of the Scottish National Covenant of 1638 in the traditional practice of banding have been explored in the past, as have the links between the Covenant and a millenarian perception of the Scots as an elect or covenanted nation. By locating the Covenant in the context of the sort of debate that went on about the legitimacy of the Five Articles of Perth after 1618, and in particular by considering the use in that debate of arguments relying on the Negative Confession of 1581, this paper suggests that the Covenant may have had less to do with asserting the particular heritage and destiny of the Scottish people than with re-tying the bonds of the universal law of God

Confession (law · Context (archaeology · Covenant · Destiny (ISS module · Genealogy · Legitimacy · Millenarianism · Political science · Politics · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Law · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity · Scottish History and National Identity