Review of a sermon entitled, "The Christian bishop approving himself unto God, in reference to the present state of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States" : preached by Bishop Hobart at the consecration of Henry U. Onderdonk, D.D. assistant Bishop of Pennsylvania /

Mode of access: Internet.

A defence of the reformation-principles of the Church of Scotland : with a continuation of the same : and a letter from a member of the Associate Presbytery to a minister in the Presbytery of D---e, wherein the exceptions that are laid aginst the conduct of the Associate Presbytery, as also against their judicial act and testimony, by the Rev. Mr. Currie in his Essay on separation, are examined and the injurious reflections cast upon our reforming period from 1638 to 1650, in the foresaid essay, are discovered /

Added title pages for: A continuation of the defence. A letter from a member of the Associate Presbytery.

The episcopal succession in England, Scotland and Ireland A.D. 1400 to 1875, with appointments to monasteries and extracts from consistorial acts taken from mss. in public and private libraries in Rome, Florence, Bologna, Ravenna and Paris,

"Additions and corrections" to v. I-III: v. III, p. [477]-522.

The confessions of the Church of Scotland : their evolution in history : the seventh series of the Chalmers lectures /

Includes bibliographical references.

The Catholic church in the United States of America, undertaken to celebrate the golden jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X. v. 1-3 ...

Mode of access: Internet.

The Episcopal Church of Scotland : from the reformation to the revolution /

Mode of access: Internet.

The history of the Church of Scotland : from the Reformation to the present time /

Includes bibliographical references.

Illustrations of the liturgy and ritual of the United Church of England and Ireland : being sermons and discourses selected from the works of eminent divines who lived during the seventeenth century /

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A critical and practical elucidation of the Book of Common Prayer, and administration of the sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the church, according to the use of the United Church of England and Ireland /

Mode of access: Internet.

Journal of the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America.

Imprint varies: 1790-1868.

Report to the Right Hon. the Lord Chief Baron, and the Hon. the Barons of His Majesty's Court of Exchequer in Scotland, by the King's Remembrancer, relative to the tomb of King Robert the Bruce, and the Cathedral Church of Dunfermline.

Mode of access: Internet.

Accommodating Muslim Minorities in Secular Societies: Public Education in England, Scotland, Ontario, and Quebec

Abstract This thesis examines one of the most sensitive challenges facing contemporary democracies: the accommodation of Muslim minorities in public institutions and services. It focuses on the field of education, and on two particular issues: the public funding of Islamic schools and the accommodation of Muslim needs in public secular schools. The analysis is based on an examination of outcomes in four jurisdictions that differ significantly in the level of accommodation that has emerged: England, Scotland, Ontario, and Quebec. I seek to explain why such variation in outcomes exists among these four cases. I draw on four bodies of literature to underpin the theoretical framework: historical institutionalism, political mobilization by civil society, political parties, and ideationalism. My argument can be summarized simply; historic church-state settlements, unique in each case, are the most important factor explaining the variation in outcomes in England, Scotland, Ontario, and Quebec. In some cases, the historic church-state template is incrementally adapted to accommodate Muslim minorities. In other cases, relatively little accommodation occurs and the path-dependent trajectory of church-state relations remains entrenched. While the historic church-state template is a necessary factor in the explanation, it does not fully account for the variation. For a more complete picture, I demonstrate that there are several additional key factors that also shape the outcomes: first, national identity and public attitudes towards immigration and immigrants; second, the extent of mobilization by political agents, such as civil society organizations and historic churches; and third, the response of political parties to demands by Muslims for institutional accommodation. Ultimately, I conclude that Muslims in these jurisdictions are receiving some accommodation, but the process is slow and partial. This thesis makes important theoretical and empirical contributions to the discussion of Muslim integration in liberal democratic states. First, a framework has yet to be developed that considers the theoretical implications of institutional accommodation of Muslims; I address this gap. Second, this research demonstrates the utility of historical institutionalism in explaining the adaptation of church-state templates to accommodate Muslims’ demands. Last, this study makes an original contribution by comparing the cases of England, Scotland, Ontario, and Quebec in the accommodation of Muslims in education. A comparison of Canada with the United Kingdom has not yet been done.  

Scottish Independence, ‘YES’ or ‘NO’ From the ‘NO’ Side Scotland is Better Together with the United Kingdom

If the people of Scotland favour independence, the split will create high level of uncertainty, and this component of risk will be extremely difficult to deal with.

The media and parliament

For decades, indeed centuries, the Scottish media have been a source of national pride. Alongside the education system, the Church of Scotland and the legal apparatus the media have been rightly viewed as a distinctive Scottish cultural institution, a key part of what makes Scotland a nation rather than a region. Scotland has long sustained, per capita, one of the richest and most diverse media systems in the world, encapsulating a heady mix of local newspapers such as the West Highland Free Press, national [i.e., Scotland-wide] newspapers and broadcast outlets such as BBC Scotland and the Scotsman, and UK-based media with Scottish editions such as the Sun and the Mail. These media have reflected and fuelled what is in turn a distinctive Scottish political identity separate from, though connected with that of the United Kingdom as a whole. There has, for example, been no major paper with a pro-Tory editorial line north of the border for longer than most of us can remember, reflecting (and perhaps contributing to) the Conservative Party’s poor showing in successive Scottish elections.