The 1843 Disruption and the Free Church: Chalmers, Cunningham, Bannerman, Candlish
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The Ten Years' Conflict over patronage, the Claim of Right and the Disruption at Tanfield Hall, with Chalmers's social vision and the Free Church's theology of the church (Bannerman) and of the Reformation (Cunningham). It includes the debate between the establishment principle and voluntaryism after 1843.
These lists, taken from the school's verified research, are studied on your own at your own pace. The school's own classes, written as full teaching, open one at a time.
How to begin
- Enroll with a free account so the school keeps your place.
- Open the first class, lecture or reading and follow the order of the syllabus.
- Mark each lecture, reading and assignment complete when you finish it.
- Choose a weekly study goal to see when you will finish.
Syllabus
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Lectures Listen to the lectures in order. Those marked supplementary are optional.
- The History of the Church in Scotland (includes the 1843 Disruption) Iver Martin 48 min 17 s Open source Doctrinal Affinity / Edinburgh Theological Seminary
- Christ's Kirk (Acts 20:28) Prof. Donald Macleod (Free Church of Scotland) 1 h 29 min 40 s Open source Doctrinal Free Church of Scotland (Free Church Legacy audio archive)
- Thomas Chalmers: sermons and lectures read aloud (speaker index) Thomas Chalmers (readings) Open source Primary text SermonAudio
Total: 2.3 hours