Perhaps the Historian in our midst that has discussed this in the past, Howard, may decide to chime in. However, in the meanwhile, here's some information per Wikipedia: Covenanter The Covenanters were a Scottish Presbyterian movement that played an important part in the history of Scotland, and to a lesser extent in that of England and Ireland, during the 17th century. Presbyterian denominations tracing their history to the Covenanters and often incorporating the name continue the ideas and traditions in Scotland and internationally. They derive their name from the Scots term covenant for a band or legal document. There were two important covenants in Scottish history, the National Covenant and the Solemn League and Covenant. Read more here: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covenanter> Scottish Reformation John Knox is regarded as the leader of the Scottish Reformation The Scottish Reformation was Scotland's formal break with the Papacy in 1560, and the events surrounding this. It was part of the wider European Protestant Reformation; and in Scotland's case culminated ecclesiastically in the re-establishment of the church along Reformed lines, and politically in the triumph of English influence over that of the Kingdom of France. The Reformation Parliament of 1560, which repudiated the pope's authority, forbade the celebration of the Mass and approved a Protestant Confession of Faith, was made possible by a revolution against French hegemony. Prior to that, Scotland was under the regime of the regent Mary of Guise, who had governed in the name of her absent daughter Mary, Queen of Scots (then also Queen of France). The Scottish Reformation decisively shaped the Church of Scotland[1] and, through it, all other Presbyterian churches worldwide. Read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reformation_in_Scotland

That is a good intro and is what I teach our Presbyterian seminary students. If anyone would like recommended books, I am willing to share what we require the students to read. Sent from my iphone On Apr 24, 2011, at 1:07 PM, Lauren Boyd McLachlan <confido@gmail.com> wrote: > Perhaps the Historian in our midst that has discussed this in the > past, Howard, may decide to chime in. However, in the meanwhile, > here's some information per Wikipedia: > > Covenanter > > The Covenanters were a Scottish Presbyterian movement that played an > important part in the history of Scotland, and to a lesser extent in > that of England and Ireland, during the 17th century. Presbyterian > denominations tracing their history to the Covenanters and often > incorporating the name continue the ideas and traditions in Scotland > and internationally. > > They derive their name from the Scots term covenant for a band or > legal document. There were two important covenants in Scottish > history, the National Covenant and the Solemn League and Covenant. > > Read more here: > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covenanter> > > > > Scottish Reformation > > John Knox is regarded as the leader of the Scottish Reformation > The Scottish Reformation was Scotland's formal break with the Papacy > in 1560, and the events surrounding this. It was part of the wider > European Protestant Reformation; and in Scotland's case culminated > ecclesiastically in the re-establishment of the church along Reformed > lines, and politically in the triumph of English influence over that > of the Kingdom of France. > The Reformation Parliament of 1560, which repudiated the pope's > authority, forbade the celebration of the Mass and approved a > Protestant Confession of Faith, was made possible by a revolution > against French hegemony. Prior to that, Scotland was under the regime > of the regent Mary of Guise, who had governed in the name of her > absent daughter Mary, Queen of Scots (then also Queen of France). > The Scottish Reformation decisively shaped the Church of Scotland[1] > and, through it, all other Presbyterian churches worldwide. > > Read more here: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reformation_in_Scotland > > _______________________________________ > House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of the Clan 2012 will be held in Woodland,CA, USA in conjunction with the Sacramento Caledonian Club's 136th annual Sacramento Valley Scottish Games & Festival in April 2012 (unofficial date April 28th and 29th -- to be confirmed by the venue). Write AGM@clanboyd.org if you would be interested in helping to plan it. > ____________________________________________________ > House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of the Clan 2011 was a great success in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in conjunction with The Highland Games and Celtic Gathering April 16-17, 2011. > _______________________________________ > Support the Fellowship Activities of the Clan. Join the House of Boyd Society! > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BOYD/2008-06/1212428046 > ______________________________________ > House of Boyd Society sends HUGE thank you to all of our volunteers. The Society would not be what it is without you! > ______________________________________ > > Want to contribute an article or query to the Dean Road? Contact Kevin McLachlan, Editor at Editor@clanboyd.org > > ==================== > Visit the House of Boyd Society Website http://www.clanboyd.org > ==================== > For Officers and other Contacts, see http://www.clanboyd.org/officers.shtml > ==================== > Most replies should go to the list, not just the author of the post. Make sure to include the list address Boyd@rootsweb.com > ==================== > Need to contact the Admin? Write me off list at Boyd-admin@rootsweb.com > ==================== > Can't recall what the beginning of a thread was? Subscribe mid-discussion? Visit the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=boyd > ==================== > Got an issue that is beyond the purview of this list? Write the Help Desk for assistance http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/ > Honor your fellow subscribers -- follow the Golden Rule! > **************************** > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks Christian! A list of books would likely be of interest to those trying to understand the Historical perspective and religious beliefs of their Covenanter ancestors. Please, do post your list of required reading for your Presbyterian seminary students. Yours Aye, Lauren On Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 11:17 AM, Christian D. Boyd <cdboyd@celtichound.org>wrote: > That is a good intro and is what I teach our Presbyterian seminary > students. If anyone would like recommended books, I am willing to share what > we require the students to read. > > Sent from my iphone > > On Apr 24, 2011, at 1:07 PM, Lauren Boyd McLachlan <confido@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Perhaps the Historian in our midst that has discussed this in the > > past, Howard, may decide to chime in. However, in the meanwhile, > > here's some information per Wikipedia: > > > > Covenanter > > > > The Covenanters were a Scottish Presbyterian movement that played an > > important part in the history of Scotland, and to a lesser extent in > > that of England and Ireland, during the 17th century. Presbyterian > > denominations tracing their history to the Covenanters and often > > incorporating the name continue the ideas and traditions in Scotland > > and internationally. > > > > They derive their name from the Scots term covenant for a band or > > legal document. There were two important covenants in Scottish > > history, the National Covenant and the Solemn League and Covenant. > > > > Read more here: > > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covenanter> > > > > > > > > Scottish Reformation > > > > John Knox is regarded as the leader of the Scottish Reformation > > The Scottish Reformation was Scotland's formal break with the Papacy > > in 1560, and the events surrounding this. It was part of the wider > > European Protestant Reformation; and in Scotland's case culminated > > ecclesiastically in the re-establishment of the church along Reformed > > lines, and politically in the triumph of English influence over that > > of the Kingdom of France. > > The Reformation Parliament of 1560, which repudiated the pope's > > authority, forbade the celebration of the Mass and approved a > > Protestant Confession of Faith, was made possible by a revolution > > against French hegemony. Prior to that, Scotland was under the regime > > of the regent Mary of Guise, who had governed in the name of her > > absent daughter Mary, Queen of Scots (then also Queen of France). > > The Scottish Reformation decisively shaped the Church of Scotland[1] > > and, through it, all other Presbyterian churches worldwide. > > > > Read more here: > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reformation_in_Scotland > > > > _______________________________________ > > House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of > the Clan 2012 will be held in Woodland,CA, USA in conjunction with the > Sacramento Caledonian Club's 136th annual Sacramento Valley Scottish Games & > Festival in April 2012 (unofficial date April 28th and 29th -- to be > confirmed by the venue). Write AGM@clanboyd.org if you would be interested > in helping to plan it. > > ____________________________________________________ > > House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of > the Clan 2011 was a great success in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in conjunction > with The Highland Games and Celtic Gathering April 16-17, 2011. > > _______________________________________ > > Support the Fellowship Activities of the Clan. Join the House of Boyd > Society! > > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BOYD/2008-06/1212428046 > > ______________________________________ > > House of Boyd Society sends HUGE thank you to all of our volunteers. The > Society would not be what it is without you! > > ______________________________________ > > > > Want to contribute an article or query to the Dean Road? Contact Kevin > McLachlan, Editor at Editor@clanboyd.org > > > > ==================== > > Visit the House of Boyd Society Website http://www.clanboyd.org > > ==================== > > For Officers and other Contacts, see > http://www.clanboyd.org/officers.shtml > > ==================== > > Most replies should go to the list, not just the author of the post. > Make sure to include the list address Boyd@rootsweb.com > > ==================== > > Need to contact the Admin? Write me off list at Boyd-admin@rootsweb.com > > ==================== > > Can't recall what the beginning of a thread was? Subscribe > mid-discussion? Visit the archives: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=boyd > > ==================== > > Got an issue that is beyond the purview of this list? 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Intro to Presbyterian Theology: Shirley Guthrie. Christian Doctrine (Revised Edition) (W/JK) Donald McKim. Introducting the Reformed Faith (W/JK) Christopher Elwood. Calvin for Armchair Theologians (W/JK). John H Leith. Introduction to the Reformed Tradition: A Way of Being the Christian Community. Rogers, Jack. Presbyterian Creeds: A Guide to the Book of Confessions. (Westminster Press) PCUSA. The Book of Confessions, Study Edition (W/JK). Donald K. McKim. Presbyterian Beliefs: A Brief Introduction (Geneva Press) Intro to Reformed Worship and Spirituality: Howard Rice. Reformed Spirituality (W/JK) PCUSA. The Book of Order (based on the Church of Scotland's Book of Discipline devised by Knox and Melville) PCUSA. Book of Common Worship (W/JK) Bower et al. Companion to the Book of Common Worship. (Geneva Press) Presbyterian Church History: Alister McGrath. Christianity: An Introduction (Blackwell Pub) William Ramsay. Church History 101: An Introduction for Presbyterians (Geneva Press) James H. Smylie. A Brief History of the Presbyterians (Geneva Press). Milton J Coalter, John M. Mulder, Louis B. Weeks. The Re-Forming Tradition: Presbyterians and Mainstream Protestantism (W/JK). Dr. Christian D. Boyd Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy, PC(U.S.A.) From: Lauren Boyd McLachlan [mailto:confido@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2011 1:35 PM To: Christian D. Boyd Cc: Boyd List Subject: Re: [BOYD] Covenanter/Reformation Thanks Christian! A list of books would likely be of interest to those trying to understand the Historical perspective and religious beliefs of their Covenanter ancestors. Please, do post your list of required reading for your Presbyterian seminary students. Yours Aye, Lauren On Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 11:17 AM, Christian D. Boyd <cdboyd@celtichound.org> wrote: That is a good intro and is what I teach our Presbyterian seminary students. If anyone would like recommended books, I am willing to share what we require the students to read. Sent from my iphone On Apr 24, 2011, at 1:07 PM, Lauren Boyd McLachlan <confido@gmail.com> wrote: > Perhaps the Historian in our midst that has discussed this in the > past, Howard, may decide to chime in. However, in the meanwhile, > here's some information per Wikipedia: > > Covenanter > > The Covenanters were a Scottish Presbyterian movement that played an > important part in the history of Scotland, and to a lesser extent in > that of England and Ireland, during the 17th century. Presbyterian > denominations tracing their history to the Covenanters and often > incorporating the name continue the ideas and traditions in Scotland > and internationally. > > They derive their name from the Scots term covenant for a band or > legal document. There were two important covenants in Scottish > history, the National Covenant and the Solemn League and Covenant. > > Read more here: > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covenanter> > > > > Scottish Reformation > > John Knox is regarded as the leader of the Scottish Reformation > The Scottish Reformation was Scotland's formal break with the Papacy > in 1560, and the events surrounding this. It was part of the wider > European Protestant Reformation; and in Scotland's case culminated > ecclesiastically in the re-establishment of the church along Reformed > lines, and politically in the triumph of English influence over that > of the Kingdom of France. > The Reformation Parliament of 1560, which repudiated the pope's > authority, forbade the celebration of the Mass and approved a > Protestant Confession of Faith, was made possible by a revolution > against French hegemony. Prior to that, Scotland was under the regime > of the regent Mary of Guise, who had governed in the name of her > absent daughter Mary, Queen of Scots (then also Queen of France). > The Scottish Reformation decisively shaped the Church of Scotland[1] > and, through it, all other Presbyterian churches worldwide. > > Read more here: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reformation_in_Scotland > > _______________________________________ > House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of the Clan 2012 will be held in Woodland,CA, USA in conjunction with the Sacramento Caledonian Club's 136th annual Sacramento Valley Scottish Games & Festival in April 2012 (unofficial date April 28th and 29th -- to be confirmed by the venue). Write AGM@clanboyd.org if you would be interested in helping to plan it. > ____________________________________________________ > House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of the Clan 2011 was a great success in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in conjunction with The Highland Games and Celtic Gathering April 16-17, 2011. > _______________________________________ > Support the Fellowship Activities of the Clan. Join the House of Boyd Society! > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BOYD/2008-06/1212428046 > ______________________________________ > House of Boyd Society sends HUGE thank you to all of our volunteers. The Society would not be what it is without you! > ______________________________________ > > Want to contribute an article or query to the Dean Road? Contact Kevin McLachlan, Editor at Editor@clanboyd.org > > ==================== > Visit the House of Boyd Society Website http://www.clanboyd.org > ==================== > For Officers and other Contacts, see http://www.clanboyd.org/officers.shtml > ==================== > Most replies should go to the list, not just the author of the post. Make sure to include the list address Boyd@rootsweb.com > ==================== > Need to contact the Admin? Write me off list at Boyd-admin@rootsweb.com > ==================== > Can't recall what the beginning of a thread was? Subscribe mid-discussion? Visit the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=boyd > ==================== > Got an issue that is beyond the purview of this list? Write the Help Desk for assistance http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/ > Honor your fellow subscribers -- follow the Golden Rule! > **************************** > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message