Routledge Worship, Civil War and Community, 1638-1660 History

Explore the connection between warfare and national religious practice during the British Civil Wars with this Routledge publication. This study examines how civil conflict, invasion, and military occupation changed religious life in the mid-seventeenth century. By utilizing hundreds of previously neglected local documents, the book provides a detailed look at how these historical events impacted communities. While many studies focus elsewhere, this work uses Scotland as a primary point of entry to understand the intersection of early modern warfare and religious practice. It offers a fresh perspective on how the dismantling of churches in Britain and Ireland and the invasion by a foreign English army shaped the religious landscape of the era.