Thomas McCrie | |
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| Born | November 1772 |
| Died | 5 August 1835 (aged 62) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Education | University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation(s) | Pastor, Theologian |
| Theological work | |
| Tradition or movement | (1) Anti-Burgher (2) Auld Light (3) United Original Secession Church |
| Main interests | Ecclesiology, Church History |
Thomas M'Crie (sometimes known as Thomas McCree or Maccrae) (November 1772 – 5 August 1835) was a Scottish biographer and ecclesiastical historian, writer, and preacher born in the town of Duns, and educated at the University of Edinburgh. He became the leading minister of the Original Secession Church (Auld Licht Anti-Burgher). His work: "Life of Knox" (1813) was a means of vindicating the Scottish reformer John Knox who was a unpopular figure at the time. It was followed by a "Life of Andrew Melville" (1819). Melville was Knox's successor as the leader of the Reformers in Scotland. M'Crie also published histories of the Reformation in Italy and Spain. He received an honorary degree of D.D. in 1813, the first Secession minister to receive such an award.[1]