This series of Gifford Lectures, from noted expert on the history of Scottish philosophy Alexander Broadie, is a short but hugely accessible introduction to the theological and philosophical history of pre-Reformation Scotland. What is particularly impressive, given the brevity of the volume, is the overall focus on the philosophical nature of the work produced by early Scottish writers. Here, Broadie emphasizes the ways in which faith and reason are entirely complimentary and that, in fact, it was only through faith that philosophical reasoning could occur.