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The Scottish Episcopal Church began as a distinct church in 1582, when the Church of Scotland rejected episcopal government (by bishops) and adopted a presbyterian government by elders as well as reformed theology. Scottish monarchs made repeated efforts to introduce bishops and two ecclesiastical traditions competed.
History. The roots of the Scottish Episcopal Church trace back to the beginnings of Christianity in Scotland. The distinctive identity of the Church was shaped by the Scottish Reformation which was followed by over a century of alternating between an Episcopal or Presbyterian national church.
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The Scottish Episcopal Church had its origins in 1582 when the Church of Scotland rejected episcopal government (by bishops), and adopted full presbyterian government (by elders) and reformed theology. Scottish monarchs made repeated efforts to introduce bishops, and two church traditions began.
Welcome to this history of the Scottish Episcopal Church, a church deeply rooted in the life of Scotland and also committed to its membership of the Anglican Communion, a family of more than 70 million Christians in 160 countries. This is a story of people. Please click on the links at the top or bottom of each page for the different chapters.
The one Catholic Church in Scotland split at the Protestant Reformation in 1559–60 when many remained loyal to the Bishop of Rome and became the Roman Catholic Church. The remainder of the Church was torn by violent rivalries and eventually split in 1690 into the Presbyterian Church of Scotland, led by committees, and the Scottish Episcopal ...
The new king is openly a Roman Catholic. 1687 James VII and II issues a Declaration of Liberty of Conscience in Scotland which grants freedom of public worship to all “non-conformists” – Roman Catholics, Presbyterians and Quakers. The concept of "a liberty of conscience" is far in advance of most 17th century thinking.
It is founded by William Gladstone and James Robert Hope as a place where young men can be trained for the ministry of the Episcopal Church (a role transferred to Coates Hall in Edinburgh in 1891 ) and also where the sons of the laity can be educated and brought up in the faith and tradition of the Church.
