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1 online resource. |
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text file |
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Studies in Reformed Theology
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Studies in Reformed theology.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Calvinism and the Making of theEuropean Mind; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction; Calvin, the Reformed Tradition and Modern Culture; PART 1: Calvinism's Transformative Spirituality; 1 The Inner Dynamics of Calvinism: Why Calvin's Theology Fostered a Spirituality of Participation Over Imitation; 2 Dynamics of Dutch Calvinism: Early Modern Programs for Further Reformation; 3 The Dynamics of the Reformed Reformation: German Reformed Church Orders in the 16th Century; 4 Calvinists vs. Libertines: A New Look at Religious Exile and the Origins of 'Dutch' Tolerance. |
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PART 2: Calvinism and the Rise of Modern Culture5 European Calvinists and the Study of Nature: Some Historical Patterns and Problems; 6 Hot Protestants: Predestination, the Freedom of the Will and the Making of the Modern European Mind; 7 Predestination and Political Liberty; 8 Weber Revisited: Critical Perspectives from Calvinism on Capitalism in Economic Crisis; 9 Calvinism and the Making of the Modern European Economic Mind: A Comment and Call for More Research; Conclusion; 10 Calvinism and the European Mind: Pitfalls and Prospects in Contemporary Research; Bibliography; Index of Names. |
| Summary |
Calvinism and the Making of the European Mind traces the interplay between Calvinism's transformative spirituality and the rise of modern Europe. How did the Reformed tradition affect the sciences, economic practices, views on religious toleration and the constitution of European polities? |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564 -- Influence.
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Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564. |
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Calvinism.
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Calvinism. |
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Christianity and culture -- Europe.
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Christianity and culture. |
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Europe. |
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Europe -- Civilization.
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Civilization. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Brink, Gijsbert van den, 1963- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Calvinism and the making of the European mind. Boston : Brill, 2014 9789004279834 9004279830 (DLC) 2014026702 |
| ISBN |
9004280057 (electronic book) |
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9789004280052 (electronic book) |
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9789004279834 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9004279830 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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