Author: Frederick James ZwierleinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Church and state
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Religion in New Netherland
Author: Frederick James ZwierleinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Church and state
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
New Netherland and the Dutch Origins of American Religious Liberty
Author: Evan HaefeliPublisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0812208951
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
The settlers of New Netherland were obligated to uphold religious toleration as a legal right by the Dutch Republic's founding document, the 1579 Union of Utrecht, which stated that "everyone shall remain free in religion and that no one may be persecuted or investigated because of religion." For early American historians this statement, unique in the world at its time, lies at the root of American pluralism. New Netherland and the Dutch Origins of American Religious Liberty offers a new reading of the way tolerance operated in colonial America. Using sources in several languages and looking at laws and ideas as well as their enforcement and resistance, Evan Haefeli shows that, although tolerance as a general principle was respected in the colony, there was a pronounced struggle against it in practice. Crucial to the fate of New Netherland were the changing religious and political dynamics within the English empire. In the end, Haefeli argues, the most crucial factor in laying the groundwork for religious tolerance in colonial America was less what the Dutch did than their loss of the region to the English at a moment when the English were unusually open to religious tolerance. This legacy, often overlooked, turns out to be critical to the history of American religious diversity. By setting Dutch America within its broader imperial context, New Netherland and the Dutch Origins of American Religious Liberty offers a comprehensive and nuanced history of a conflict integral to the histories of the Dutch republic, early America, and religious tolerance.
Religion in New Netherland
Author: Frederick James ZwierleinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
Religion In New Netherland
Author: Frederick J. ZwierleinPublisher: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Religion in New Netherland
Author: Frederick J. 1881-1960 ZwierleinPublisher:
ISBN: 9781019527757
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This authoritative history of religion in colonial New Netherland explores the complex and often conflicting religious landscape of this period. Zwierlein analyzes the influence of Dutch Calvinism, the role of the church in civic life, and the dynamics of religious diversity and conflict. This book is an essential resource for anyone interested in the history of religion in early America. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Religion and Trade in New Netherland
Author: George L. Procter-SmithPublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501718002
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
"The Dutch colony of New Netherland in the seventeenth century enjoyed a greater diversity of religious beliefs than any of the English colonies in America at the time, except possibly Rhode Island. George L. Procter-Smith has investigated the background and reasons for this religious diversity and toleration despite the legal establishment of the Dutch Reformed Church. All colonies have to be understood in terms of their mother country; but, Procter-Smith insists, the European background is especially important in the study of New Netherland. He devotes about half the book to the religious situation in the Netherlands and the de facto toleration that existed despite the state church. "The Dutch colony in America was founded for trade, not for religious reasons which were so prominent in the neighboring English colonies. As the Dutch directors of the West India Company, the colony's proprietor, tried to recruit settlers, they realized that intolerance and religious persecution would keep many prospective settlers away. Consequently, they paid lip service to the Dutch Reformed establishment but in practice allowed dissenters to practice their religion in private. Procter-Smith has written a clear, persuasive account of religion and politics, as shaped by the Dutch trading interests, in both Europe and New Netherland."—Review for Religious: A Journal of Catholic Spirituality
Religion in New Netherland, 1623-1664
Author: Frederick James ZwierleinPublisher: Jennings Press
ISBN: 144557120X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
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Author: Frederick James ZwierleinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Religion in New Netherland, 1623-1664; a History of the Development of the Religious Conditions in T
Author: Frederick J ZwierleinPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781022157316
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A scholarly study of the religious landscape and evolution in colonial New Netherland, highlighting the role of various Christian denominations and the interplay of faith and civic life. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Religion in New Netherland
Author: Frederick James ZwierleinPublisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781347802175
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.