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Makers of the Scottish Church – William Beveridge

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William Beveridge [1864-1937], Makers of the Scottish Church. Handbooks for Bible Classes and Private Students

Today’s free book is a brief account of the key shapers of the Church in Scotland, including St. Columba and John Knox. This volume is part of the extensive Handbooks for Bible Classes and Private Students series.

My thanks to Book Aid for making a copy of this public domain work available for digitisation.

William Beveridge [1864-1937], Makers of the Scottish Church. Handbooks for Bible Classes and Private Students. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1908. Hbk. pp.212. [Click here to visit the download page for this title]

Contents

  • Preface
  1. Pioneers of the Scottish Church
  2. Columba
  3. The Culdees
  4. Queen Margaret
  5. The Monks of Deer
  6. Patrick Hamilton
  7. John Knox
  8. Andrew Melville
  9. Alexander Henderson
  10. Samuel Rutherford
  11. Richard Cameron
  12. William Carstares
  13. The Erskines
  14. Thomas Chalmers
  15. Robert Rainy

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