Title Navigating reformed identity in the rural Dutch Republic : communities, belief, and piety / Kyle J. Dieleman

Published Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2023]

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Description 1 online resource (263 pages) Contents Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Establishing Order via National, Provincial, and Local Church Orders: "Let All Things Be Done with Decency and Order" -- 2 Establishing Authority: Electing Elders and Deacons -- 3 Establishing Confessional Identity : An "Honest Citizen, Even Though a Catholic" -- 4 Navigating Intra-Confessional Conflict: "Live at Peace with Everyone"? -- 5 Establishing Belief and Practice: Rural Approaches to Sabbath Observance -- Conclusion : Establishing and Navigating Reformed Identity in the Rural Low Countries -- Bibliography -- Index Summary Through an examination of Dutch Reformed church records and theological texts, Kyle Dieleman explores the local dynamics of religious life in the early modern Dutch Republic. The book argues that within the religiously plural setting of the Dutch Republic church officials used a variety of means to establish a Reformed identity in their communities. As such, the book explores the topics of church orders, elders and deacons, intra-confessional and inter-confessional conflicts, and Sabbath observance as local means by which small, rural communities negotiated and experienced their religious lives. In exploring rural Dutch Reformed congregations, the book examines the complicated relationships between theology and practice and 'lay' and 'elite' religion and highlights challenges rural churches faced. As they faced these issues, Dieleman demonstrates that local congregations exercised agency within their lived religious experiences as they sought unique ways to navigate their own Reformed identity within their small, rural communities Analysis History, Art History, and Archaeology HIS Dutch and The Netherlands DUTCH NL Early Modern Studies EARLY MOD Religion and Theology REL & THEOL Low Countries, Reformation, Piety, Identity, Consistories Notes Introduction "Establishing Order: National, Provincial, and Local Church Orders "Let all things be done with decency and order."" "Establishing Authority: Electing Elders and Deacons" | "Establishing Confessional Identity: An "Honest Citizen, Even Though a Catholic"" "Establishing Belief and Practice: Rural Approaches to Sabbath Observance" "Conclusion: Establishing and Navigating Reformed Identity in the Rural Low Countries" Bibliography Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 13, 2023) Subject Nederlandse Hervormde Kerk -- History -- 16th century Reformed Church -- Netherlands -- History -- 16th century Rural churches -- Netherlands -- History -- 16th century Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700. Social and cultural history. HISTORY / Modern / 16th Century. RELIGION / Christian Theology / History. RELIGION / Christian Church / History. Social and cultural history. Christian Churches, denominations, groups. Form Electronic book ISBN 9789048550777 9048550777

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