Disputation by Decree
The Public Disputations between Reformed Ministers and Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert as Instruments of Religious Policy during the Dutch Revolt (1577-1583)
Published on 5. October 2010
Book
Hardback
324 pages
978-90-04-18661-3 (ISBN)
Description
Prevailing scholarly analysis of the public disputations between D.V. Coornhert (1522-1590) and Dutch Reformed ministers is firmly rooted in a principled view of early modern tolerance. This study proposes a new point of departure, which involves breaking away from a Coornhert-centred reading of the debates in Leiden and the Hague, while focusing on the formal status of these disputations instead. Government support of the Reformed Church proved the backbone of these illuminating 'disputations by decree'. The public legitimization of the Reformed Church - a goal with both political and theological significance - was at stake. As a micro-history of two very unique occasions in Dutch history, this study sheds new light on the complex development of political and religious argument in the early phase of the Dutch Revolt.
Reviews / Votes
"impressive [...] I hope that Roobol's study will not only cause a revolution in Coornhert-research, but will also stimulate a re-evaluation of other supposed forerunners of liberal theology in their historical context."Kees de Wildt, VU University Amsterdam. In: Church History and Religious Culture, Vol. 92, Nos. 2-3 (2012), pp. 390-394.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
674 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-18661-3 (9789004186613)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Marianne Roobol, Ph.D. (2005) in History, University of Amsterdam, studied History at the University of Leiden.
Content
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Disputation by decree. An introduction
1. Wartime polemics. On the public church
Letters and pamphlets
Troubled times
A public church
Scepticism
2. Room for debate. A question of tolerance?
The cult of Coornhert
The problem of liberty
Reformation and disputation
3. The Coornhert affair (I). From correspondence to disputation
Thomas Tilius
Pestilens ille homo
Paper controversy
Debate in Delft
Leiden academy and beyond
4. Pro et contra. The Leiden disputation (1578)
Along the Rapenburg
Fury
Disorder
Settling accounts
Exit
5. The Coornhert affair (II). From pamphlet to disputation
Adrianus Saravia
Narrow margins
Proeve
Resolution, remonstrance and request
Lobbying a reluctant States
6. Bridging the divide. The disputation in the Hague (1583)
The Binnenhof
Conditions
Pertinentia
Multiplication
Persuasiveness
An open ending
In conclusion. Authority and order
Bibliography
Index
Abbreviations
Disputation by decree. An introduction
1. Wartime polemics. On the public church
Letters and pamphlets
Troubled times
A public church
Scepticism
2. Room for debate. A question of tolerance?
The cult of Coornhert
The problem of liberty
Reformation and disputation
3. The Coornhert affair (I). From correspondence to disputation
Thomas Tilius
Pestilens ille homo
Paper controversy
Debate in Delft
Leiden academy and beyond
4. Pro et contra. The Leiden disputation (1578)
Along the Rapenburg
Fury
Disorder
Settling accounts
Exit
5. The Coornhert affair (II). From pamphlet to disputation
Adrianus Saravia
Narrow margins
Proeve
Resolution, remonstrance and request
Lobbying a reluctant States
6. Bridging the divide. The disputation in the Hague (1583)
The Binnenhof
Conditions
Pertinentia
Multiplication
Persuasiveness
An open ending
In conclusion. Authority and order
Bibliography
Index