Faith on the Margins: Catholics and Catholicism in the Dutch Golden Age

by Charles H. Parker

In the wake of the 1572 revolt against Spain, the new Dutch Republic outlawed Catholic worship and secularized all church property. Calvinism prevailed as the public faith, yet Catholicism experienced a resurgence in the first half of the seventeenth century, with membership rivaling that of the Calvinist church. In a wide-ranging analysis of a marginalized yet vibrant religious minority, Charles Parker examines this remarkable revival.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674026624
• ISBN13: 9780674026629
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.6"