The Scottish Church History Society represents a broad church, so to speak. Our Council members, elected at the Society’s AGM, are keenly interested in church history and bring different expertise. Among our past presidents we count the University of Edinburgh’s Professor Stewart J. Brown, a leading figure in the field. As well as featuring established and early career researchers, the Council includes church ministers, archivists, and enthusiastic lay people.

 

In recent years, our former president, Professor David Bebbington, successfully oversaw the introduction of two annual conferences. The mixture of academic and independent researchers found upon the Council is echoed in our conference programmes; papers are welcomed from established historians, research students, and those who devote their spare time to the history of the church in its many manifestations.

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Council Members (November 2020)

 

Professor David Bebbington (Former President)

Professor Stewart J. Brown (Honorary President)

Dr Simon Burton

Dr Tristram Clarke (Secretary)

Professor Jane Dawson

Rev David Dutton

Dr Marie-Luise Ehrenschwendter

Dr Felicity Loughlin

Rev Dr Nikki Macdonald

Dr Laura Mair (Conference Secretary)

Rev Professor John McIntosh (President)

Mr Andrew Muirhead (Treasurer)

Dr Russell Newton

Professor Scott Spurlock (Vice-President & Editor)

Dr Louise Yeoman