The Kirk of Scotland had developed strict rules that involved Influence over the nation and sought to create a holy people that God would blessĪs a nation. Period, the Presbyterian Calvinists under John Knox had overturned the Catholic This event was a turning point in Scotland’s pre-modern history. Herman starts by narrating the public hanging ofĮighteen-year-old Thomas Aikenhead on charges of blasphemy (2). I will notĪttempt to summarize his entire 472-page case I will simply highlight a few of Say nothing of Greece and Rome, Herman offers a compelling argument. While countries such asĮngland, France, or Germany might mount a strong case against this claim, to The bedrock of the modern West came out of Scotland. His thesis is that many of the ideas that ultimately formed May have been poorer, but it wasn’t independent). Unlike some history professors! He begins the book by pointing out that inġ700, Scotland may well have been Europe’s poorest independent country (Ireland As a history buff, I found this book quiteĪrthur Herman is a history professor at George Mason Published in 2001, but we thought it would be an interesting read and a goodĬhance to look at history (my favorite!). I have related before that my three adult children, my Arthur Herman, How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe’s Poorest Nation Created Our World and Everything in It(aff).
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