The Shaping of Ulster Presbyterian Belief and Practice, 1770-1840

This is a historical study of the most influential and important Protestant group in Northern Ireland -- the Ulster Presbyterians. Andrew R. Holmes argues that to understand Ulster Presbyterianism is to begin to understand the character of Ulster Protestantism more generally and the relationship between religion and identity in present-day Northern Ireland. This book: provides an original analysis of Ulster Presbyterianism in its broad social and cultural context; contributes to an understanding of the relationship between religion and identity in present-day Northern Ireland; raises important questions about the origins and nature of evangelicalism. - Publisher.