{"id":2203,"date":"2015-05-19T11:22:03","date_gmt":"2015-05-19T11:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/?p=2203"},"modified":"2015-05-19T11:22:03","modified_gmt":"2015-05-19T11:22:03","slug":"john-knox-and-the-scottish-reformed-kirk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/2015\/05\/19\/john-knox-and-the-scottish-reformed-kirk\/","title":{"rendered":"John Knox and the Scottish Reformed Kirk"},"content":{"rendered":"

At 4pm today, Tuesday 19 May, in the Assembly Hall, Prof Jane Dawson will\u00a0address the General Assembly on the topic of John Knox, following publication of her recent biography.\u00a0Prof. Dawson’s new book is on display in the Funk Reading Room and in the main display case we have\u00a0early printed\u00a0books from the time of John Knox selected by Prof. Dawson to illustrate key themes about his ministry and the development of the Scottish Reformed Kirk from 1560 onwards.<\/p>\n

\"Knox,<\/a>

Knox, John. Sermon on Isaiah. London, 1566. New College Library LR1\/7<\/p><\/div>\n

This sermon by Knox was preached on 19 August 1565, in St Giles\u2019 Kirk where Knox was minister and is the only full text of one of Knox\u2019s sermons to have come down to us. It was printed because Knox had been given a temporary preaching ban having offended King Henry [Lord Darnley and husband of Mary, Queen of Scots] by Knox\u2019s pointed use of the Old Testament story of Ahab and Jezebel.<\/p>\n

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Psalmes of David [Henry Charteris ] 1596 New College Library tUR 1596<\/p><\/div>The \u2018Psalm Buik\u2019. This metrical Psalter was used by the Reformed Kirk after the Scottish Protestant Reformation and this volume comes from the end of the sixteenth century because multiple editions were produced to satisfy demand. John Knox\u2019s congregation in Geneva had started the project [1555-9] and it had been further developed in Scotland after 1560. Psalm singing played a central role in Reformed worship and in the lives of ordinary Scots, especially those who could not read but could sing and so remember the words of the psalms.<\/p>\n

\"Knox,<\/a>

Knox, John. An Answer Geneva, 1560. LR1\/7<\/p><\/div>\n

Knox\u2019s \u2018Answer\u2019. This was Knox\u2019s longest book and dealt with the doctrine of predestination. It was published in Geneva in 1560 after Knox had returned to Scotland. Following the lead of John Calvin on predestination, Knox refuted an anonymous author who had championed free will. As was common practice, Knox challenged each of his opponent\u2019s arguments in turn \u2013 this makes the book long and not an easy read!<\/p>\n

*With thanks to Prof Jane Dawson for this blog post text*<\/p>\n

Christine Love-Rodgers – Academic Support Librarian – Divinity<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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