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

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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.

504 pages, ebook

First published June 1, 2010

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June 20, 2010
Dit is geen gewoon proefschrift maar een indrukwekkend werk van sociale geschiedenis waarin men een nauwkeurig beeld vindt van de negentiendeeeuwse predikantenstand in Nederland. De heer Bos heeft een substantiële hoeveelheid onderzoek vervaardigd dat niet alleen duidelijk maar elegant wordt gepresenteerd. Dit is een fantastisch boek en naar men veronderstelt verschijnt er straks een engelstalige versie in Amerika.

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