The Church of Scotland, a historic religious body, is the author of The Book of Common Order. This important text laid out guidelines for worship and church life. It remains a core work in Christian liturgy.
John Knox was a key voice in the Scottish Reformation, chronicling its events in his essential History of the Reformation of Religion in Scotland. Beyond religious history, he also explored geography and commerce in works like View of the British Empire, and contributed to liturgical texts such as The Book of common order.
