The lawful bonds of Scottish society
The Five Articles of Perth, the Negative Confession and the National Covenant
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8957271 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John D Fodr (Canisius College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 45-64 |
| Publication date | 1994-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Historical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-246X • E-ISSN: 1469-5103 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0018246x00014692 |
| OpenAlex | W1980468903 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 10 |
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
Defining the Jacobean Church
Bibliography of Works Published Since 1993 Relevant to Scottish Economic and Social History
Religion, Political Thought and the English Civil War
People of the Covenant and the English Bible
Local Experiences of National Covenanting, 1638–1643
Conformity in Conscience
Politics, the People, and Extra-Institutional Participation in Scotland, c. 1603–1712
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,23 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2020 (26) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |