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Servants of the Kingdom: Professionalization Among Ministers of the Nineteenth-Century Netherlands Reformed Church

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  • 504 pages
  • Publisher: Brill

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Minister of the Word, shepherd and teacher--the titles of Dutch pastors exude authority and prestige. In the course of the nineteenth century, however, their social position was slowly undermined by the separation of church and state, the emancipation of Catholics and dissenters, and the rise of all sorts of secular "shepherds" and "teachers." This work of historical sociology analyzes the development of the profession of pastor in the Netherlands Reformed Church, focusing on pastors' changing relationships with the state, the universities, other professions, and their own congregants. It paints a surprising, lively, and often humorous picture of nineteenth-century ecclesiastical and religious life, and of the many areas of Dutch society and culture where pastors made their mark--in particular, the literary world.

  • Title

    Servants of the Kingdom: Professionalization Among Ministers of the Nineteenth-Century Netherlands Reformed Church

  • Author

    David Bos

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Brill

  • Published

    June 2010

  • Weight

    881g

  • Page Count

    504

  • ISBN

    9789004183926

  • ISBN-10

    9004183922

  • Eden Code

    4708749

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