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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1. Verfasser: Kaplan, Benjamin J. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Leiden, Boston Brill 2019
Schriftenreihe:St Andrews studies in Reformation history
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Zusammenfassung:"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"--
Beschreibung:Includes index
Beschreibung:IX, 371 Seiten
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ISBN:9789004353947
978-90-04-35394-7