February 2: Alexander Selkirk
BONUS POST: The Real Robinson Crusoe . . . or was he? The Scottish seaman, with more than enough adventures than any other person in the British Isles, told his…
January 26: Alexander Peden
More than an ordinary man? Alexander Peden was born sometime during the year 1626 in Scotland. His father was a small business man who left him a small inheritance. He could …
January 18: Rev. Charles Nisbet
A Walking Library with Wit Charles Nisbet was born in Scotland in 1736. Graduating from the University of Edinburgh, he studied divinity for another six years after which he was…
January 17: The First Book of Discipline
First Book of Discipline Approved by the General Assembly in Scotland They had already proven their worth to the Scottish church. The infant Church of Scotland had a Confession of…
January 1: It would have been great if it was true.
With this post, we are pleased to note that we are entering on our third year here at This Day in Presbyterian History. Men of Principle and Men of Expediency What…