Liberty and Religion: Church and State in Leiden's Reformation, 1572-1620

Erscheinungsjahr 2000
ISBN: 978-90-04-11643-6
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 82, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 630 g

Reihe: Studies in Medieval and Reformation Traditions

Leiden was the second largest city of the early modern Dutch Republic. This city became officially Protestant in 1572, but it took fifty years before the Reformed Church settled completely into the city's polity and society. This was largely due to disagreements between the city's ruling elites and the Reformed leaders about how much independence the church should enjoy.
This book examines the establishment and early history of the Reformed community of Leiden. The evolution of the controversy between church and state is examined, from the 1570s, during the Dutch Revolt, to the early 1620s - the beginning of the Dutch Republic's Golden Age. It also examines the consequences of this controversy for Leiden's non-Reformed confessions, especially Catholics, Lutherans and Mennonites, and places the case of Leiden in a wider Dutch and European context.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kooi, Christine

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte Europäische Regional- & Stadtgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein Christentum und Gesellschaft, Kirche und Politik
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religion & Politik, Religionsfreiheit
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politik & Religion, Religionsfreiheit

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations

Introduction

1. Leiden in the Late Sixteenth Century
2. Building a Church, 1572-1579
3. Schism in the Public Church, 1579-80
4. A “Minor Matter”: The Question of “Genevan” Discipline
5. The Second Generation of Conflict: Arminians and Gomarists
6. Public Church, Private Belief: The Tolerated Congregations

Conclusion

Appendix: The Text of the Arbitral Accord

Bibliography
Indexes
Index of Persons
Index of Places
Index of Subjects

Über Autor(innen)

Kooi, Christine
Christine Kooi, Ph.D. (1993) in History, Yale University, is currently Assistant Professor of History at Louisiana State University. She has published a number of articles on the Dutch urban Reformation and on religious toleration.