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The Reformation of Community - Social Welfare and Calvinist Charity in Holland, 1572-1620 (Paperback, New ed)
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The Reformation of Community - Social Welfare and Calvinist Charity in Holland, 1572-1620 (Paperback, New ed)
Series: Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History
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By the time of the Calvinist Reformation, the cities of Holland had
established a very long tradition of social provision for the poor
in the civic community. Calvinists however intended to care for
their own church members, who were by definition 'within the
household of faith', through the deaconate, a confessional relief
agency. This book examines the relationship between municipal and
ecclesiastical relief agencies in the six chief cities of Holland -
Dordrecht, Haarlem, Delft, Leiden, Amsterdam and Gouda - from the
public establishment of the Reformed Church in 1572 to the
aftermath of the Synod of Dort. The author argues that the conflict
between charitable organizations reveal competing conceptions of
Christian community that came to the fore as a result of the Dutch
Reformation. This is the first comparative study of poor relief in
Holland, which contributes to our understanding of the Reformation
throughout Europe.
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