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Dutch Reformed Protestants in the Holy Roman Empire; c.1550�1620, A Reformation of Refugees

Author

Spohnholz; Jesse ; Veen; Mirjam van

Year

2024

Publisher

Boydell & Brewer

Language

English

Pages

38

ISBN

978-1-80543-161-9

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Last Update

24-Oct-2024

Keywords

Religion ; Sociology

Description

According to standard historical convention, sixteenth-century Dutch Reformed migrants fled because of their shared commitment to the Reformed truth. These Reformed believers were prepared to leave their homes, family, and friends to give up their financial and social security and to face a period of suffering abroad for their faith. Challenges to this rather simple narrative are not new. Already in 1937, L. J. Rogier questioned the religious commitment of migrants, many of whom, he pointed out, never even became members of the foreign churches. Later, social historians like Raingard Esser also emphasized how migrants balanced religious commitment with economic

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