Description |
1 online resource (viii, 289 pages). |
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New Netherland Institute studies
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"Published in association with the New Netherland Institute." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Introduction : the role of Reformed Christianity in the commercial and colonial endeavors of the Dutch Golden Age -- The Dutch Reformed Church in the Netherlands and the international concerns of the Calvinist ministry -- The directors of the Dutch West India Company and the religious activity of Dutch merchants in Europe -- Baptized by water and fire : the religious ideology and rites of the company's early fleets and conquests -- The challenges and shortcomings of public worship in the company's first forts and colonial settlements -- Calvinist reformers in Dutch Brazil and the impacts of reform on Portuguese Catholics before the revolt -- Unrighteous rulers, sinful settlers, and religious dissenters in New Netherland and the Dutch Caribbean -- The harvest was great, the laborers few : Dutch mission theology and outreach among Africans and Indians -- Tensions and conflicts over religious resources and power in the West India Company's later years -- Conclusion : the West India Company, the East India Company, and the Catholic powers in comparative perspective. |
Summary |
"Explores the cultural and other impacts of Calvinist ideology and Calvinist religion in the early Dutch Atlantic world"-- Provided by publisher. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
West-Indische Compagnie (Netherlands) -- History.
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West-Indische Compagnie (Netherlands) |
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History. |
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Reformed Church -- Netherlands -- History.
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Reformed Church. |
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Netherlands. |
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Calvinism -- Netherlands -- History.
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Calvinism. |
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Reformed Church -- America -- History.
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America. |
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Civil war -- Religious aspects -- Reformed Church. |
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Dutch -- Africa, West -- History.
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Dutch. |
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West Africa. |
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Netherlands -- Colonies -- America.
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Colonies. |
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Capitalism -- Religious aspects -- Protestant churches.
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Capitalism -- Religious aspects -- Protestant churches. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Noorlander, D.L. Heaven's wrath. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2019 9780801453632 (DLC) 2018060433 |
ISBN |
1501740326 (electronic book) |
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9781501740329 (electronic book) |
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9781501740336 (electronic book) |
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1501740334 (electronic book) |
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9781501740329 (ret) |
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9780801453632 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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