Veto Act controversy
E647071
church–state conflict
controversy in the Church of Scotland
ecclesiastical controversy
historical event
The Veto Act controversy was a major early 19th-century dispute within the Church of Scotland over state interference in the appointment of ministers, which helped trigger the events leading to the Disruption of 1843.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
church–state conflict
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controversy in the Church of Scotland ⓘ ecclesiastical controversy ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| chronologicalRelation | immediately precedes the Disruption of 1843 ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
civil courts of Scotland
ⓘ
parliamentary control over church affairs ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| describedIn |
histories of the Church of Scotland
ⓘ
studies of church–state relations in Britain ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
British constitutional history
ⓘ
Scottish church history ⓘ history of Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| followedBy | secession of ministers and congregations in 1843 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
patronage system in the Church of Scotland
ⓘ
state interference in the appointment of ministers ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
Disruption of 1843
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
formation of the Free Church of Scotland ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
non‑intrusion principle
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right of congregations to reject a patron’s nominee ⓘ spiritual independence of the church ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
appointment of parish ministers
ⓘ
limits of civil authority over the church ⓘ patronage rights of landowners ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Lowlands of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| legalCase |
Auchterarder case
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lethendy case ⓘ Marnoch case ⓘ |
| locatedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Veto Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Evangelical party in the Church of Scotland ⓘ |
| opposedPrinciple | absolute patronage in ministerial appointments ⓘ |
| partOf | Disruption controversy in the Church of Scotland ⓘ |
| precededBy | long‑standing disputes over patronage in the Church of Scotland ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination | Church of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousMovement | Evangelicalism in the Church of Scotland ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Evangelical leaders of the Church of Scotland
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Robert Smith Candlish NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Chalmers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantYear |
1834
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1843 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1830s ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Moderate party in the Church of Scotland ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
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