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Here you will find a store of somewhat older articles which we have made available for you to download. Their authorship may be a little older but we consider that their content is still relevant and that you might enjoy reading them.
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You can view summaries of the more recently archived articles below.
A short summary of the advent of Christianity in Norway. There is also information about the Danish and Swedish Churches' early history. A student of the early 'Scottish Church' must necessarily recognise the importance of the Norse influence in the Dioceses of Orkney and the Isles (and to a lesser extent Caithness).
The coming of Christianity to northern Britain and the part the Romans played in carrying the Faith to these distant lands long before the time of the stories surrounding the nebulous characters of St Patrick and St Palladius.
There can be few aspects of the Early Church that are as badly understood as Bishops! Here, we present a refutation of many years of historical nonsense and present a picture which we feel is much more akin to reality - that it would be more correct to think of 'wandering bishops' who had no fixed sees than to speak of such ridiculous concepts as a Bishop of Mortlach and his corresponding Diocese!
A brief article introducing the route by which St Ninian brought a 'regular' form of monasticism to Scotland from Gaul.
There has been a great deal of debate regarding the form of Liturgy that was used in the Early Church. This article seeks to set out some of the essential characteristics of the Liturgy.
This short paper introduces the idea that there have been two Reformations in the Scottish Church. It also asks questions about the extent to which the First Reformation of St Margaret actually changed the Church. Was it a matter of faith or practice? There is also the suggesion that the Early Church was not as 'barbarous' as Bishop Turgot suggested!
Created 21 Dec 2019
One of our regular contributors jots down some notes regarding the arrival of the Early Church in the north-east of Scotland.
Created 17 Oct 2019
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