Scottish Protestant churches

E370477

Christian denomination family religious organization category

Scottish Protestant churches are Christian congregations in Scotland that emerged from the Reformation, characterized by Reformed theology, Presbyterian governance, and a strong emphasis on preaching and scripture.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Scottish Presbyterians	2
Scottish Protestant churches canonical	1
Scottish Protestants	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian denomination family ⓘ religious organization category ⓘ
associatedMovement	Covenanter movement ⓘ surface form: Covenanters Disruption of 1843 ⓘ
confessionalBasis	Westminster Larger Catechism ⓘ surface form: Larger Catechism Westminster Shorter Catechism ⓘ surface form: Shorter Catechism Westminster Confession of Faith ⓘ
country	Scotland ⓘ
disciplineFeature	church discipline over members ⓘ
doctrine	covenant theology ⓘ sola fide ⓘ sola scriptura ⓘ
ecclesiology	emphasis on the priesthood of all believers ⓘ
educationRole	promotion of parish schools ⓘ
emphasis	preaching ⓘ scripture ⓘ
governance	Presbyterian polity ⓘ
governanceFeature	rule by elders ⓘ sessions presbyteries synods and general assemblies ⓘ
historicalPeriod	16th century ⓘ
influenced	Presbyterian churches worldwide ⓘ
influencedBy	Continental Reformed churches ⓘ Genevan Reformation ⓘ
keyFigure	Andrew Melville ⓘ John Knox ⓘ
languageOfWorship	vernacular ⓘ
liturgicalCalendar	limited observance of holy days ⓘ
majorDenomination	Church of Scotland ⓘ Free Church of Scotland ⓘ Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland ⓘ Reformed Presbyterian Church ⓘ surface form: Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland United Free Church of Scotland (historical) ⓘ United Presbyterian Church (historical) ⓘ
missionActivity	overseas missions in 18th and 19th centuries ⓘ
originEvent	Scottish Reformation ⓘ
politicalInfluence	shaped Scottish national identity ⓘ
rejects	papal authority ⓘ transubstantiation ⓘ veneration of saints ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
sacrament	Lord's Supper ⓘ baptism ⓘ
theologicalTradition	Reformed theology ⓘ
viewOnMinistry	ordained ministry of word and sacrament ⓘ
viewOnScripture	Bible as supreme authority in faith and practice ⓘ
worshipStyle	emphasis on preaching ⓘ psalm singing ⓘ simple worship ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

George Wishart → commemoratedBy → Scottish Protestant churches ⓘ

Covenanter persecution known as the Killing Times → religiousGroupTargeted → Scottish Protestant churches ⓘ

subject surface form: Killing Times

this entity surface form: Scottish Presbyterians

Williamites → supportedBy → Scottish Protestant churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scottish Presbyterians

Cardinal David Beaton → opponent → Scottish Protestant churches ⓘ

subject surface form: David Beaton

this entity surface form: Scottish Protestants