Presbyterianism 長老宗

Presbyterianism
繁：長老宗
简：长老宗

根據Donald Smith的Freedom and Faith: A Question of Scottish Identity（自由與信仰：蘇格蘭認同問題）一書所指出，長老宗發源地蘇格蘭，基督教信仰與教會生活塑造了追求公義、平等以及注重民主程序的核心價值。

蘇格蘭獨立公投 續留英國（2014年10月8日）。台灣教會公報新聞網，取自 http://www.tcnn.org.tw/news-detail.php?nid=8018

Looking further back, Scotland and England have been growing apart since the demise of the British Empire, Broun says. The decline of the Presbyterian church in Scotland, which provided a sense of self-government and Scottish identity, has also played a part in fueling the desire for independence, he said.

Scotland’s vote on independence: What you need to know. (2014, September 18). CNN. Retrieved from http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/09/world/europe/scottish-referendum-explainer/