| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 289 pages) |
| Series |
New Netherland Institute studies |
| Contents |
Introduction : the role of Reformed Christianity in the commercial and colonial endeavors of the Dutch Golden Age -- The Dutch Reformed Church in the Netherlands and the international concerns of the Calvinist ministry -- The directors of the Dutch West India Company and the religious activity of Dutch merchants in Europe -- Baptized by water and fire : the religious ideology and rites of the company's early fleets and conquests -- The challenges and shortcomings of public worship in the company's first forts and colonial settlements -- Calvinist reformers in Dutch Brazil and the impacts of reform on Portuguese Catholics before the revolt -- Unrighteous rulers, sinful settlers, and religious dissenters in New Netherland and the Dutch Caribbean -- The harvest was great, the laborers few : Dutch mission theology and outreach among Africans and Indians -- Tensions and conflicts over religious resources and power in the West India Company's later years -- Conclusion : the West India Company, the East India Company, and the Catholic powers in comparative perspective |
| Summary |
"Explores the cultural and other impacts of Calvinist ideology and Calvinist religion in the early Dutch Atlantic world"-- Provided by publisher |
| Analysis |
early America, Protestant Reformation, Calvinism, New Netherlands, New Amsterdam, Dutch Brazil |
| Notes |
"Published in association with the New Netherland Institute." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 15, 2019) |
| Subject |
West-Indische Compagnie (Netherlands) -- History
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West-Indische Compagnie (Netherlands) |
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Reformed Church -- Netherlands -- History.
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Calvinism -- Netherlands -- History
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Reformed Church -- America -- History
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Dutch -- Africa, West -- History
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Capitalism -- Religious aspects -- Protestant churches.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Western.
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Calvinism
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Capitalism -- Religious aspects -- Protestant churches
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Dutch
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Netherlandish colonies
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Reformed Church
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Netherlands -- Colonies -- America
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Netherlands -- Colonies.
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West Africa
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America
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Netherlands
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2019000906 |
| ISBN |
1501740326 |
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9781501740329 |
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9781501740336 |
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1501740334 |
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