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The Reformation of Community

Social Welfare and Calvinist Charity in Holland, 1572-1620

by Charles H. Parker

  • Paperback
  • 244 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.4 cm

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By the time of the Calvinist Reformation, the cities of Holland had established a very long tradition of social provision for the poor in the civic community. Calvinists however intended to care for their own church members, who were by definition 'within the household of faith', through the deaconate, a confessional relief agency. This book examines the relationship between municipal and ecclesiastical relief agencies in the six chief cities of Holland - Dordrecht, Haarlem, Delft, Leiden, Amsterdam and Gouda - from the public establishment of the Reformed Church in 1572 to the aftermath of the Synod of Dort. The author argues that the conflict between charitable organizations reveal competing conceptions of Christian community that came to the fore as a result of the Dutch Reformation. This is the first comparative study of poor relief in Holland, which contributes to our understanding of the Reformation throughout Europe.
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  • Author

    Charles H. Parker

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    April 2006

  • Weight

    364g

  • Page Count

    244

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.4 cm

  • ISBN

    9780521025409

  • ISBN-10

    0521025400

  • Eden Code

    1151378

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