Spiritual Formation for Civic Life in the Neo-Calvinist Tradition

This paper offers an overview of how the neo-Calvinist tradition (originating in the late nineteenth century Netherlands) understood and practiced spiritual formation in order to prepare its members for civic life. It reflects on how the distinctive understanding of public life in the tradition shap...

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Published in:Religious studies and theology
Main Author: DeMoor, Michael J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox Publ. 2021
In: Religious studies and theology
Further subjects:B Public Theology
B neo-Calvinism
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Summary:This paper offers an overview of how the neo-Calvinist tradition (originating in the late nineteenth century Netherlands) understood and practiced spiritual formation in order to prepare its members for civic life. It reflects on how the distinctive understanding of public life in the tradition shaped these practices and suggests that this helps to explain the contemporary situation of the movement.
ISSN:1747-5414
Contains:Enthalten in: Religious studies and theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/rst.20143