Scotland has long been known for its emphasis upon an "educated clergy," yet little serious historical attention has been given to how this was actually fostered. This book begins to fill that gap. While a thoroughly historical study in Scottish church history and historical theology, the book also serves as a springboard for reflection and application to the work of theological education today with the evangelical Presbyterian and Reformed community. Book jacket.

Jack C. Whytock is Director of Haddington House, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and is the Team Leader for the Mobile Theological Training Team

Foreword	p. xv
Preface	p. xix
Acknowledgements	p. xxv
Abbreviations	p. xxvii
Theological Education and Training in the Kirk	p. 1
Continental Reformed Theological Education and Training	p. 3
Introduction	p. 3
The Genevan Academy and the Company of Pastors	p. 6
Heidelberg, Leiden and France	p. 19
Summary	p. 24
Period I: 1560-1576, The First Book of Discipline	p. 25
Introduction: The 1560 First Book of Discipline	p. 25
The FBD and Schools	p. 26
The FBD and Universities	p. 27
The Exercise - A Vital Role	p. 29
Vacant Parishes?	p. 32
A Student	p. 33
Summary	p. 34
Period II: 1577-1637, Nova Erectio	p. 36
1577-1606 Melvillian Assertions	p. 36
Glasgow	p. 36
St. Mary's	p. 37
Edinburgh	p. 39
King's	p. 42
Marischal	p. 44
The Exercise and Presbyterial Involvements	p. 47
Orkneys and Fraserburgh	p. 48
1606-1638 Episcopal Assertions	p. 49
Chairs of Divinity	p. 50
Degrees	p. 51
Theological Writings by Principals and Professors	p. 52
Summary	p. 54
Period III: 1638-1661, Covenanter Period	p. 56
Introduction	p. 56
The Galaxy of Divines: Baillie, Dickson, Gillespie, Rutherford and Row; the Covenanter Expository Series; and Leighton	p. 57
General Assemblies	p. 72
The Westminster Standards	p. 74
College and Student	p. 77
Summary	p. 79
Period IV: 1662-1689, Episcopal Restoration	p. 81
Introduction	p. 81
Exercise/Presbytery and Diocesan Synod	p. 82
Gilbert Burnet	p. 85
"School of Theology"	p. 87
Degrees	p. 90
Summary	p. 90
Period V: 1690-1825, Revolution Settlement	p. 91
Introduction	p. 91
The General Assembly: 1690-1825	p. 91
Subscription	p. 91
The Exercise and Addition and the Rise of "Societies"	p. 92
Bursars	p. 97
Libraries in the Highlands	p. 98
Assembly Standing Laws for Licensure of Students	p. 100
Memoirs and Autobiographical Sketches	p. 103
University Changes in Period V	p. 110
Leading Scottish Educationalists	p. 117
Pluralities	p. 124
On the Matter of Books	p. 126
Principal George Campbell: Lectures, Books, Student Training and The Scottish Enlightenment	p. 132
George Hill (1750-1819)	p. 139
Summary	p. 142
Period VI: 1826-1860, Universities' Commission	p. 144
Introduction	p. 144
Royal Commission into the State of the Universities of Scotland, 1826-1830	p. 145
The General Assembly Acts	p. 152
Royal Commission and the Five Universities' Divinity Halls, 1826-1830	p. 158
The Chair of Biblical Criticism and Robert Lee	p. 162
Professors and Their Writings	p. 164
Summary	p. 165
Theological Education and Training in the Secession	p. 167
Introduction: Origins of the Secession and First Efforts for a Divinity Hall	p. 169
Introduction	p. 169
Origins	p. 169
First Efforts: William Wilson, "the face of an ox" (Perth)	p. 172
Gleanings from the Associate Presbytery Minutes	p. 178
Alexander Moncrieff, "the face of a lion" (Abernethy)	p. 181
Development of a Philosophical Class/College	p. 184
Summary	p. 186
The 1747 Breach and Two Halls	p. 187
Introduction	p. 187
The Associate Hall: 1746-1767	p. 187
Ebenezer Erskine, "the face of a man" (Stirling)	p. 187
James Fisher, "the face of an eagle" (Glasgow)	p. 193
John Swanston (Kinross)	p. 198
Discontinuation of the Philosophical Class	p. 200
The General Associate Hall: 1748-1785	p. 201
Alexander Moncrieff (Abernethy)	p. 201
William Moncrieff (Alloa)	p. 201
Continuation of the Philosophical Class	p. 204
Summary	p. 207
The Associate Divinity Hall with John Brown of Haddington (1767-1787)	p. 208
Introduction	p. 208
A Biographical Sketch	p. 208
Professor Brown	p. 210
Brown and the Marriage of Theology and Piety	p. 215
Brown and Practical Divinity	p. 223
Casuistry	p. 223
Homiletics, Catechising and Sacraments	p. 228
Polity	p. 233
Unto Exemplification	p. 235
Brown and History	p. 240
Brown and Baxter	p. 242
Brown and Scripture	p. 243
The Associate Divinity Library (1770)	p. 252
The Theological Society: Kinross, Haddington, Selkirk	p. 252
Summary	p. 255
The Associate Divinity Hall with George Lawson (1787-1820)	p. 257
Introduction	p. 257
Biographical Sketch	p. 257
Synod Actions in the Lawson Era	p. 259
The Divinity Hall at Selkirk	p. 260
The Professor and His Writings	p. 264
Summary	p. 270
The General Associate Hall (1786-1820)	p. 272
Introduction	p. 272
The Archibald Bruce Era	p. 272
Biographical Sketch	p. 272
Bruce's Vision as Theological Professor	p. 274
Bruce's Writings	p. 279
George Paxton	p. 285
Biographical Sketch and the Hall	p. 285
Writings	p. 287
Summary	p. 289
The United Secession Divinity Hall (1821-1847)	p. 291
Introduction	p. 291
John Dick: Solo Professor	p. 291
Biographical Sketch	p. 291
The United Divinity Hall	p. 293
Student Petition	p. 296
Professor Dick and His Printed Divinity Lectures	p. 297
The Appointment of a Second Professor (1825-1833)	p. 303
The Appointment of a Third and Fourth Professor (1834-1847)	p. 309
John Brown: Exegetical Theology	p. 310
Robert Balmer: Systematic Theology	p. 318
Alexander Duncan: Pastoral Theology and Ecclesiastical History	p. 321
Summary	p. 324
The Auld Light Divinity Halls	p. 327
Introduction	p. 327
The Auld Light Burghers	p. 327
Introduction	p. 327
The Original Burgher Synod Divinity Hall (1799)	p. 329
The Auld Light Antiburghers	p. 336
Constitutional Associate Divinity Hall (1806)	p. 336
Protesters Divinity Hall (1820)	p. 340
Original Secession Divinity Hall (1827)/United Original Secession Divinity Hall (1842)	p. 341
Summary	p. 343
Scottish Patterns and British North America	p. 345
A Case Study in Theological Education in British North America (1820-1843)	p. 347
Introduction	p. 347
Thomas McCulloch: Biographical Sketch, Writings and the Hall	p. 348
Biographical Sketch	p. 348
McCulloch's Writings and the Divinity Hall	p. 352
The Hall	p. 359
Synod Records and Theological Education	p. 367
Summary	p. 379
Conclusion	p. 380
Appendices	p. 395
A Listing of Theological Professors in the Scottish Universities, c. 1560-1860	p. 395
A Complete Listing of Theological Professors in the Secession Churches, 1733-1847	p. 406
Bibliography	p. 411
Index	p. 439
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