University of Glasgow

The Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge, 1709-1872: Education, Language, Religion & Governance in the post-1707 British State & Empire

Academic History:

2015 - History PhD, University of Glasgow

2014 - 2015 History MRes, University of Glasgow

2010 - 2014 History MA (Hons), First Class Honours, University of Glasgow

Supervisors:

Dr Martin MacGregor (Scottish History)

Dr Scott Spurlock (Theology & Religious Studies)

Research Interests:

• Governance in Early-Modern Scotland & Britain
• History of Gaelic Scotland
• Religion, Education & the British Empire
• Religious Cultures in Scotland

Previous Research Projects:

Honours Dissertation: ‘It is a work that all who profess Christianity should be assisting in’: A Study of the Origins, Operation & Impact of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge in the Highlands & Islands, 1680-1800

MRes Dissertation: The Pulpit & the Poet: Presbyterian, Episcopalian & Gaelic Cosmologies in Scotland, 1689-c.1746

Scholarships:

AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership Studentship 2015/16

Awards:

James Ewing Prize: Outstanding student continuing with Postgraduate study at the University of Glasgow

Provand’s Lordship Award: Best graduating student in Modern History

Fraser Macintosh Prize: Presented by the Gaelic Society of Inverness for a study of outstanding quality relating to Highland history

Royal Historical Society/History Scotland Prize for best dissertation (Scottish History)

Publications:

Forthcoming: ‘The Origins, Operation & Impact of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge in the Highlands & Islands, 1680-1800’, History Scotland (July & September 2016)

Contact Details:

Address: Room 401, Scottish History, 9 University Gardens, University of Glasgow G12 8QQ

Email: j.kelly.1@research.gla.ac.uk

First published: 24 September 2015