In this study of the international pietist movement as in appeared amongst Dutch Calvinists and the Reformed Church in Holland, van Lieburg (Protestant history, Vrije U., Amsterdam) notes that Dutch pietism was a major influence in Eastern Europe and Scandinavia and in fact held its own beside England and Germany. He uses the personal accounts of 14 men and six women to explain how they came to their practices and beliefs about youth and vanity, the conversion process, the experience of the saints, marriage, the concept of the church, the world, and the Word, the Walk and writing.

Reference and Research Book News, August 2006

The author is to be commended and thanked for such an important contruibution to an illuminating and important series.

Calvin Theological Journal, April 2007 (vol 42, no 1)

This book describes all aspects of daily religious life of pious Reformed people in the Netherlands between 1720-1820 on the basis of the autobiographies of 14 men and 6 women. Sources are explored thematically, with each chapter describing one section of Pietist life. After introductory chapters on the theological, cultural, and social context and the individual backgrounds of the autobiographers, collective surveys are given about youth, education, adolescence, conversion experiences, spiritual life, marriage, children, congregational life, social and economic life, and the production and reception of the autobiographies. The Dutch perspective was chosen so as to demonstrate that Pietism was not just a movement from the big European countries like Britain and Germany. Apart from its impact on East European and Scandinavian countries, Dutch Pietism is an important and essential part of the movement, at the one hand in the special context of the pluriform and tolerant nation, at the other hand as a 'bridge' between Anglo-Saxon and German Pietist movements. Focusing on Dutch Reformed Pietism may also give a correction to the dominant 'Lutheran' view, caused by the Germanocentric historiography of the movement. Dutch Pietism has also influenced the spirituality of many religious people in the Netherlands up to the present day, including descendants of emigrants in North America and in South Africa.
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This book describes all aspects of daily religious life of pious Reformed people in the Netherlands between 1720-1820 on the basis of the autobiographies of 14 men and 6 women. Sources are explored thematically, with each chapter describing one section of Pietist life.
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Part 1 Editor's Preface Part 2 Foreword Part 3 Acknowledgments Chapter 4 1. Pietistic Personal Pocuments Chapter 5 2. Historical Background Chapter 6 3. Twenty Lives of Godly Men and Women Chapter 7 4. Youth and Vanity Chapter 8 5. From Crisis to Christ Chapter 9 6. The Experience of the Saints Chapter 10 7. One in Heart, Soul and Flesh Chapter 11 8. The Large Church and the Small Church Chapter 12 9. In the World but Not of the World Chapter 13 10. In Word, Walk and Writing Part 14 Primary Bibliography Part 15 Secondary Bibliography I: Pietist Autobiography Part 16 Secondary Bibliography II: Dutch Pietism Part 17 Index of Names Part 18 About the Author
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780810851047
Publisert
2006-03-28
Utgiver
Vendor
Scarecrow Press
Vekt
254 gr
Høyde
215 mm
Bredde
149 mm
Dybde
14 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
192

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Fred van Lieburg is professor of Protestant history at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam and co-director of ReLiC, the VU Centre for Dutch Religious History.