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deacon
thumb|upright|Saint Stephen, one of the first seven deacons in the Christian Church, holding a [[Gospel Book in a 1601 painting by Giacomo Cavedone.]] A deacon is a member of the diaconate, an office in Christian churches that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions.
Acts of Union 1707
Acts of Parliament creating the United Kingdom of Great Britain
King James Version
1611 English translation of the Christian Bible
Church of Scotland
national church of Scotland
Christian minister
function of service in Christianity
Bishops' Wars
17th-century religious conflicts in Britain
Westminster Confession of Faith
Presbyterian creedal statement
Geneva Bible
16th-century English translation of the Bible
Scottish Reformation
religious and political movement that established the Church of Scotland
Conference of European Churches
church organization in europe
Westminster Assembly
seventeenth-century council for reforms within the English Church
Chapel Royal
British royal church (organisation)
Edward Irving
Scottish clergyman (1792-1834)
The Skating Minister
1790s painting by Henry Raeburn
presbyterian polity
form of church government consisting of assemblies of elders
Treaty of Edinburgh
treaty to formally conclude the Siege of Leith and forge a new Anglo-Scottish accord
Scots Confession
book
Westminster Shorter Catechism
Presbyterian manual of basic religious instruction
Alexander Henderson
Minister of the Church of Scotland, theologian; (1583-1646)
Reformed Church L’Auditoire
church buildings in the city of Geneva, Switzerland
Solemn League and Covenant
1643 agreement between Scottish Covenanters and Parliamentarians
a land without a people for a people without a land
phrase associated with Zionism
Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe
fellowship of Protestant churches
Westminster Larger Catechism
Presbyterian manual of advanced religious instruction
Kirk session
governing body of a Presbyterian or Reformed church
Lords of the Congregation
group of Protestant Scottish nobles
Treaty of Berwick
1560 treaty between Scottish nobles and England
Westminster Standards
collection of Presbyterian religious documents
Free Church of Scotland (Continuing)
denomination named after 2000 schism
John Knox House
architectural structure in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
National Covenant
a covenant signed by the people of Scotland in 1638
manse
thumb|The Old Manse, [[Concord, Massachusetts.]] A manse () is a clergy house inhabited by, or formerly inhabited by, a minister, usually used in the context of Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist and other Christian traditions.
Iona Community
ecumenical Christian community established in 1938
General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
sovereign and highest court of the Church of Scotland
New College
theology graduate school in Edinburgh, UK
Blasphemy Act 1697
United Kingdom legislation
John Wilson
Christian missionary, orientalist, and educator in Maharashtra, India (1804-1875)
Scots Hotel
building in Tiberias, Israel
The Killing Time
period of conflict in Scottish history (1680-88)
Disruption of 1843
divergence of the Free Church of Scotland from the Church of Scotland