Reformation and the practice of toleration: Dutch religious history in the early modern era

"The Dutch Republic was the most religiously diverse land in early modern Europe, gaining an international reputation for toleration. In Reformation and the Practice of Toleration, Benjamin Kaplan explains why the Protestant Reformation had this outcome in the Netherlands and how people of diff...

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Main Author: Kaplan, Benjamin J. 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill 2019
In:Year: 2019
Series/Journal:St Andrews studies in Reformation history
Early Modern History and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2019, ISBN: 9789004386310
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Netherlands / Reformation / Religious tolerance / History 1500-1800
Further subjects:B Netherlands Church history
B Religious Tolerance Christianity History
B Reformation (Netherlands)
B Religious Tolerance (Netherlands) History
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Summary:"The Dutch Republic was the most religiously diverse land in early modern Europe, gaining an international reputation for toleration. In Reformation and the Practice of Toleration, Benjamin Kaplan explains why the Protestant Reformation had this outcome in the Netherlands and how people of different faiths managed subsequently to live together peacefully. Bringing together fourteen essays by the author, the book examines the opposition of so-called Libertines to the aspirations of Calvinist reformers for uniformity and discipline. It analyzes the practical arrangements by which multiple religious groups were accommodated. It traces the dynamics of religious life in Utrecht and other mixed communities. And it explores the relationships that developed between people of different faiths, especially in 'mixed' marriages"--
Item Description:Includes index
ISBN:900435395X
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/9789004353954