Liberty and religion : : church and state in Leiden's Reformation, 1572-1620 / / Christine Kooi.

• Superior document: Studies in Medieval and Reformation Traditions ; 82
• VerfasserIn: Kooi, Christine,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill,, [2000]; ©2000
• Year of Publication: 2000
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Medieval and Reformation Traditions ; 82.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (259 pages)

Leiden was the second largest city of the early modern Dutch Republic. This city became officially Protestant in 1572, but it took fifty years before the Reformed Church settled completely into the city's polity and society. This was largely due to disagreements between the city's ruling elites and the Reformed leaders about how much independence the church should enjoy. This book examines the establishment and early history of the Reformed community of Leiden. The evolution of the controversy between church and state is examined, from the 1570s, during the Dutch Revolt, to the early 1620s - the beginning of the Dutch Republic's Golden Age. It also examines the consequences of this controversy for Leiden's non-Reformed confessions, especially Catholics, Lutherans and Mennonites, and places the case of Leiden in a wider Dutch and European context.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Leiden in the Late Sixteenth Century -- 2. Building a Church, 1572-1579 -- 3. Schism in the Public Church, 1579-80 -- 4. A "Minor Matter": The Question of "Genevan" Discipline -- 5. The Second Generation of Conflict: Arminians and Gomarists -- 6. Public Church, Private Belief: The Tolerated Congregations -- Conclusion -- Appendix: The Text of the Arbitral Accord -- Bibliography -- Indexes -- Index of Persons -- Index of Places -- Index of Subjects.