The Synod of Dordrecht 1618-1619. The Influence of Calvinism on the Development of Freedom in the Netherlands in the Period 1560-1630
The Synod of Dordrecht was an important event in the history of the Dutch Republic. A serious, combined religious and political conflict between orthodox and liberal Calvinists had brought the Republic to the brink of civil war. The forceful intervention of the stadholder Prince Maurice in 1617 had cleared the political situation and it was the task of the Synod to solve the religious aspect of the conflict. The Synod was a victory for orthodox Calvinism; the Reformed Church, the state and local governments were purged from liberal elements, and new laws, limiting further the freedom for non-R... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | thesis |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2001 |
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Schlagwörter: | Synod of Dort / Eighty Years War / Netherlands / Calvinism / Christian Denominations and Sects / Dutch Studies / European History / Religious Thought / Theology and Philosophy of Religion |
Sprache: | unknown |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27591034 |
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Link(s) : | https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/humanities_etds/103 |