{"product_id":"2940148495505","title":"Covenanted Uniformity in Religion: The Influence of the Scottish Commissioners upon the Ecclesiology of the Westminster Assembly","description":"It is a common view that the Westminster Assembly was dominated by Scots pursuing their nationalistic goals to the disadvantage of a desperate English Parliament. But in Covenanted Uniformity in Religion, Wayne R. Spear reassesses the Assembly from the standpoint of the Scottish commissioners and their influence in the drawing up of the Form of Church Government. Spear begins by placing the Assembly in its historical setting and giving an overview of how it conducted its business. Then, following the order of the Form of Church Government, he traces each significant expression from its origin in a committee, through its debate and modification in the Assembly, to its final placement in the document. Finally, Spear evaluates the significance of this document by considering the responses it received in England and Scotland. Here we see how the Scots failed to achieve some of their most cherished goals in the Assembly debates, which demonstrates that the Assembly operated as a truly deliberative body. This book gives us a more accurate picture of the Westminster Assembly as it debated the proper structure and function of the Christian church.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of Contents:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 1: The Westminster Assembly in its Historical Setting\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    The Historical Background of the Westminster Assembly\u003cbr\u003e    The Organization and Operation of the Assembly\u003cbr\u003e    The Scottish Commissioners and Their Work\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 2: The Composition of the Westminster Assembly’s Form of Church Government\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    The Church and Its Officers\u003cbr\u003e    The Local Church\u003cbr\u003e    Governmental Assemblies\u003cbr\u003e    Ordination\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix A\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix B\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix C\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReferences Cited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeries Description  Studies of the Westminster Assembly. Complementing the primary source material in the Principal Documents of the Westminster Assembly series, the Assembly studies provides access to classic studies that have not been reprinted and to new studies, providing some of the best existing research on the Assembly and its members.","brand":"Reformation Heritage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47108802347248,"sku":"2940148495505","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148495505_p0.jpg?v=1763703803","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148495505","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}