{"product_id":"navigating-reformed-identity-in-the-rural-dutch-republic-communities-belief-and-piety-9789463727624","title":"Navigating Reformed Identity in the Rural Dutch Republic: Communities, Belief, and Piety","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eKyle Dieleman's book explores the local dynamics of religious life in the early modern Dutch Republic, examining church orders, elders and deacons, intra-confessional and inter-confessional conflicts, and Sabbath observance as local means by which small, rural communities negotiated and experienced their religious lives. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 264 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 24 October 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Amsterdam University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough an examination of Dutch Reformed church records and theological texts, Kyle Dieleman explores the local dynamics of religious life in the early modern Dutch Republic. The book argues that within the religiously plural setting of the Dutch Republic, church officials used a variety of means to establish a Reformed identity in their communities. As such, the book explores the topics of church orders, elders and deacons, intra-confessional and inter-confessional conflicts, and Sabbath observance as local means by which small, rural communities negotiated and experienced their religious lives. In exploring rural Dutch Reformed congregations, the book examines the complicated relationships between theology and practice and 'lay and 'elite religion and highlights challenges rural churches faced. As they faced these issues, Dieleman demonstrates that local congregations exercised agency within their lived religious experiences as they sought unique ways to navigate their own Reformed identity within their small, rural communities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch1\u003eKyle Dieleman's Book on Dutch Reformed Church Records and Theological Texts\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eKyle Dieleman's book on Dutch Reformed church records and theological texts explores the local dynamics of religious life in the early modern Dutch Republic. The book argues that within the religiously plural setting of the Dutch Republic, church officials used a variety of means to establish a Reformed identity in their communities. As such, the book explores the topics of church orders, elders and deacons, intra-confessional and inter-confessional conflicts, and Sabbath observance as local means by which small, rural communities negotiated and experienced their religious lives. In exploring rural Dutch Reformed congregations, the book examines the complicated relationships between theology and practice and 'lay and 'elite religion and highlights challenges rural churches faced. As they faced these issues, Dieleman demonstrates that local congregations exercised agency within their lived religious experiences as they sought unique ways to navigate their own Reformed identity within their small, rural communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 234 x 156 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9789463727624\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kyle Dieleman","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":47425396375802,"sku":"9789463727624","price":122.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/1750450099621_book_f43d9230-baef-40c1-ab35-b0563ab34a19.jpg?v=1750521019","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/navigating-reformed-identity-in-the-rural-dutch-republic-communities-belief-and-piety-9789463727624","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}