Humanism and Calvinism : Andrew Melville and the Universities of Scotland, 1560-1625.

Title:

Author:

Reid, Steven J.

ISBN:

9780754698463

Personal Author:

Reid, Steven J.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (351 pages)

Series:

St Andrews Studies in Reformation History

Contents:

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Abbreviations and Conventions -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Between Reformation and Reform: the Scottish Universities, 1560-1574 -- 2 Humanism and Calvinism: Melville's Education, 1545-74 -- 3 The First Foray into Reform: Melville and the 'Ancient' Universities, 1574-84 -- 4 Reform and Reaction at St Andrews, 1579-88 -- 5 The Rise and Fall of 'Melvillian' St Andrews, 1588-97 -- 6 The Rise of 'the Moderates' in St Andrews, 1597-1606 -- 7 'Godly' Humanism, Civic Control: Scotland's Protestant Arts Colleges, 1582-c.1606 -- 8 The Scottish Universities Post-Melville, c. 1606-25 -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Student Matriculations and Graduations, 1559-1625 -- Bibliography -- Index.

Abstract:

Across early-modern Europe the confessional struggles of the Reformation touched virtually every aspect of civic life; and nowhere was this more apparent than in the universities, the seedbed of political and ecclesiastical society. Focussing on events in.

Local Note:

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

Subject Term:

Education, Higher -- Scotland -- History -- 16th century.

Education, Higher -- Scotland -- History -- 17th century.

Melville, Andrew, -- 1545-1622.

Reformation -- Scotland.

Universities and colleges -- Scotland -- History -- 16th century.

Universities and colleges -- Scotland -- History -- 17th century.

University of St. Andrews -- History.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Added Author:

Cameron, Professor Euan.