The Spiritual Jurisdiction in Reformation Scotland by Thomas Green, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

Re-evalutes the medieval Church in Reformation Scotland from the perspective of legal historyThis book examines the Scottish Reformation from a new perspective - that of the legal system and lawyers. For the leading lawyers of the day, the Scottish Reformation presented a constitutional and jurisdictional crisis of the first order. In the face of such a challenge moderate judges, lawyersand officers of state sought to restore order in a time of revolution by retaining much of the medieval legacy of Catholic law and order in Scotland. | The Spiritual Jurisdiction in Reformation Scotland by Thomas Green, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters