Country Profiles: Scotland
Neil MacMillan, who has been working closely with Acts 29 Western Europe, gives us an insight to the country of Scotland. A COUNTRY THAT PUNCHES ABOVE ITS WEIGHTAmongst Scotland’s rock ‘n roll contributions to the world are Presbyterianism, golf and capitalism. To provide a bit of yin to our yang we also gave you whiskey and the television. We think the world has much to thank us for. We are a small nation of 5 million people, but we punch above our weight. The theological and philosophical history of Scotland is often represented by two contrasting figures: John Knox, the fiery Calvinist, and David Hume, the sceptical humanist. To contemporary Scots, Calvinism is a shameful blemish on our nation’s history. It is the worldview of Hume not Knox that has ...
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