Reforming the Scottish Church: John Winram (c. 1492û1582) and the Example of Fife

by Dunbar,Linda J.

• ISBN13: 9780754603436
• ISBN10: 0754603431
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-11-28
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

In his transition from a Catholic to a Protestant reformer, John Winram's experience is typical of that of many of his contemporaries in Scotland and in Europe. This book charts his change in religious stance and the influence that he had on John Knox. As Superintendent of Fife, John Winram played a pivotal role in the reform of the Scottish Church. Linda Dunbar charts his career within St Andrews priory from canon to subprior, examines the ambiguity of Winram's religious stance in the years before 1559 and concludes with an analysis of the difficulties experienced by Winram and the preponderance of accusations against him which led to his final relinquishing of office in 1577.

Author Biography

Linda J. Dunbar is Parish Minister of St. Ninian's, Glenrothes, Scotland.

Table of Contents

List of tables	xi
List of figures	xii
Acknowledgements	xiii
Conventions and abbreviations	xiv
List of maps	xix
Introduction	1	(4)
St Andrews priory before 1560	5	(10)
Changing religious convictions	15	(22)
Superintendency: The theory of the First Book of Discipline	37	(13)
Superintendency: The developments of the General Assembly	50	(15)
The practice of superintendency in Fife	65	(18)
The superintendent's court	83	(19)
Clerical admissions	102	(14)
The problems of superintendency	116	(23)
St Andrews priory after 1560	139	(13)
St Andrews University	152	(11)
Friends	163	(13)
Family	176	(16)
Conclusion	192	(13)
Appendix A Canons in St Andrews priory	205	(5)
Appendix B Fasti of post-Reformation St Andrews canons	210	(10)
Bibliography	220	(11)
Index	231