The People of the Great Faith

The story of the Church in the Highlands is a fascinating and absorbing subject without which any understanding of Highland history would be greatly impoverished. The Church has always played a central role in Highland history and legitimately shares this with the other themes of rebellion, eviction, emigration, crofting, language, culture, clanship and land.

A period of immense social and religious upheaval from the Revolution Settlement in 1690 to the union of the Free Church and the United Presbyterians in 1900 provides the background where the tension between the church and Highland society and conflict and controversy within the church are examined and discussed.

Despite the importance of the Church in Highland history there is no single text which provides a survey of the Church in the Highlands in this period. The literature of the Scottish Highlands will be enriched with Dr Ansdell's account, which will have wide appeal for those with a general interest in Scottish affairs as well as those with a specific interest in Highland or religious history.

Dr Douglas Ansdell is recognised as a significant contributor to the topic of church history in the Highlands and Islands. He has previously published numerous articles and is a thorough researcher in this field which is of such significance in the present and past life of Scotland.